Adj.to lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 灰心.
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Character Breakdown

灰心 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 灰心 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 灰心 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
huī
xīn
neutral
very discouraged
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn
dào
huī
xīn
neutral
feel discouraged
Imperative + Verbwith
bié
huī
xīn
informalSpoken
don't be discouraged
Idiomwith丧气
huī
xīn
sàng
formal
disheartened and dejected

Example Sentences with 灰心

kǎo
shì
méi
kǎo
hǎo
yǒu
diǎn
huī
xīn
He didn't do well on the exam and felt a bit discouraged.
miàn
duì
de
miàn
men
jué
néng
huī
xīn
bǎo
chí
lěng
jìng
Faced with such a complex situation, we must not lose heart and must remain calm.
nán
dào
yīn
wèi
xiǎo
xiǎo
de
cuò
zhé
jiù
gǎn
dào
huī
xīn
le
ma
Have you really become discouraged just because of one small setback?
suī
rán
dào
le
kùn
nán
dàn
méi
yǒu
huī
xīn
Although she encountered difficulties, she didn't lose heart and kept trying.
cóng
wèi
yīn
wài
jiè
de
zhì
ér
huī
xīn
fǎn
ér
gèng
jiā
jiān
dìng
le
de
xìn
niàn
He never lost heart because of external doubts; instead, he became even more firm in his beliefs.
zài
màn
cháng
de
yán
jiū
guò
chéng
zhōng
háo
méi
yǒu
huī
xīn
zuì
zhōng
le
During the long research process, he was not at all discouraged and ultimately made a breakthrough.
lián
shī
bài
ràng
gǎn
dào
huī
xīn
dàn
hěn
kuài
tiáo
zhěng
xīn
tài
chóng
xīn
kāi
shǐ
Several consecutive failures made him feel disheartened, but he quickly adjusted his mindset and started over.
bié
huī
xīn
zhè
zuò
suī
rán
méi
tán
chéng
dàn
men
hái
yǒu
hěn
duō
huì
Don't be discouraged; although this cooperation didn't work out, we still have many other opportunities.