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灰心
huī xīn
to lose heart, be discouraged
HSK 5Legendary
What does 灰心 mean?
灰心 (pinyin: huī xīn) means to lose heart, be discouraged. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 灰心
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 心
The characters of 灰心
| 灰 | huī | ash, gray (HSK 5) |
| 心 | xīn | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 雄伟 | xióng wěi | majestic |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to regress, fall behind |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to turn |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | hutong; narrow alley |
| 近代 | jìn dài | modern era; modern times (in Chinese context, roughly 1840s to 1919) |
| 爱惜 | ài xī | to cherish, to take good care of |
| 夹子 | jiā zi | clip, clamp |
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