丧志

méi yǒu wán wù sàng zhì

没有玩物丧志

not sap one's aspiration by seeking pleasure

wǒ men xíng shàn bù kě sàng zhì

我们行善，不可丧志。

Let us not be weary in well doing.

zì cóng gōng chǎng guān bì tā de fù qīn yī zhí huī xīn sàng zhì

自从工厂关闭，她的父亲一直灰心丧志。

Her father has been down and out ever since the factory closed.