Definition & Meaning

have one's spirits dampened; feel disappointed; spoil the fun

Word usage

sǎo xìng

扫 兴

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v.have one's spirits dampened; feel disappointed; spoil the fun
- bù yào sǎo xìng
  不要扫兴。
  Don't spoil the pleasure of everyone.
- gōng zhòng de lěng mò shǐ tā hěn sǎo xìng
  公众的冷漠使他很扫兴。
  His zeal was dampened by the apathy of the public.
- tā jué de yǒu diǎn sǎo xìng
  他觉得有点扫兴。
  He feels a little disappointed.
- tā men de huà shǐ dà jiā dōu hěn sǎo xìng
  他们的话使大家都很扫兴。
  Their remarks poured cold water on everyone's excitement.
- bù yào shuō sǎo xìng de huà
  不要说扫兴的话。
  Stop making disappointing remarks.
- lìng rén sǎo xìng
  令人扫兴
  cast a chill over a person
- fù qīn de bìng shǐ tā men zài jià rì zhōng hěn sǎo xìng
  父亲的病使他们在假日中很扫兴。
  Their father's illness cast a damp over the holidays.
- wǒ bù xiǎng shǐ nǐ sǎo xìng dàn wǒ què shí bù gǎn xìng qù
  我不想使你扫兴，但我确实不感兴趣。
  I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested.
synonym
bài xìng败兴
antonym
jìn xìng尽兴 zhù xìng助兴 chéng xìng乘兴

Word usage

Separable word
"扫" and "兴" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 对不起，我扫了大家的兴。
  Sorry, I have everyone's spirits dampened.
- 我什么时候扫过你的兴?
  When did I have your spirits dampened?
- 坏天气也扫不了我的兴。
  Even the bad weather can't have my spirits dampened.

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