消沉
xiāochén
adjectiveHSK 7-9
“To sink into despondency” in Chinese is 消沉 (xiāochén).
Meaning
- to sink into despondency
- (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
Example
汤姆最近意志很消沉。
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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