Definition & Meaning

depressed; downhearted; low-spirited; dejected

Word usage

xiāo chén

消 沉

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adj.depressed; downhearted; low-spirited; dejected
- tā jìn lái xiāo chén
  她近来消沉。
  She has been depressed lately.
- tā bù yīn kùn nan ér xiāo chén
  他不因困难而消沉。
  He never get depressed by difficulties.
- shī bài méi yǒu shǐ tā xiāo chén
  失败没有使他消沉。
  Defeat did not make him depressed.
- tā men yì qì xiāo chén
  他们意气消沉。
  They are in poor spirits.
- nǐ zhè liǎng tiān zěn me zhè me xiāo chén
  你这两天怎么这么消沉？
  Why are you so down these days?
- tā gǎn dào xiāo chén shí jiù zuò zhe chén sī
  他感到消沉时，就坐着沉思。
  When he's depressed, he would sit brooding.
- tā yì qì xiāo chén dé guò qiě guò
  她意气消沉，得过且过。
  She got depressed and began to let things slide.
- yǒu xiē rén huì yīn cǐ xiāo chén
  有些人会因此消沉。
  Someone would thus get depressed.
synonym
dī chén低沉 àn rán黯然 dī luò低落 tuí fèi颓废 tuí sàng颓丧 tuí táng颓唐 wěi mǐ委靡
antonym
gāo áng高昂 jī áng激昂 áng yáng昂扬

Word usage

Note
"消沉" is different from "低沉". "消沉" is only used to describe emotions; "低沉" can also be used to describe the weather, sound, etc.

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