Definition & Meaning

be in low spirits; be lackadaisical; feel blue/depressed/slack

Word usage

méi jīng dǎ cǎi

没 精 打 采

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infmlbe in low spirits; be lackadaisical; feel blue/depressed/slack
- tā méi jīng dǎ cǎi de zuò zài dì shang dī zhe tóu bù zī shēng
  他没精打采地坐在地上，低着头，不吱声。
  He sat on the ground dejected and silent, his head bent low.
- méi jīng dǎ cǎi de bù fá
  没精打采的步伐
  slouching gait
- zǎo shang tā zǒng méi jīng dǎ cǎi
  早上他总没精打采。
  He is always out of sorts in the morning.
- tā zhè jǐ tiān zǒng méi jīng dǎ cǎi
  他这几天总没精打采。
  He's been feeling really down over the last few days.
synonym
chuí tóu sàng qì垂头丧气 yǎn yǎn yī xī奄奄一息 wú jīng dǎ cǎi无精打采 yǒu qì wú lì有气无力 jīng pí lì jié精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jìn精疲力尽 wěi mǐ bù zhèn萎靡不振 wú jīng dǎ cǎi无精打彩
antonym
xìng gāo cǎi liè兴高采烈 jīng shén dǒu sǒu精神抖擞 shēng lóng huó hǔ生龙活虎 shén cǎi yì yì神采奕奕 jīng shén huàn fā精神焕发 jīng shén yì yì精神奕奕

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"没精打采" cannot be written as "没精打彩".

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