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心灵鸡汤

心靈雞湯
xīnlíng jītāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 chicken soup for the soul
  2. 2 feel-good platitudes

Examples

HSK 4
我不想听心灵鸡汤，我需要实际的建议。
Wǒ bù xiǎng tīng xīnlíng jītāng, wǒ xūyào shíjì de jiànyì.
I don't want feel-good platitudes; I need practical advice.
HSK 6
朋友圈里每天都有人转发心灵鸡汤，什么“努力就会成功”之类的。
Péngyouquān lǐ měi tiān dōu yǒu rén zhuǎnfā xīnlíng jītāng, shénme " nǔlì jiù huì chénggōng " zhīlèi de.
Someone in my WeChat Moments shares feel-good quotes every day, things like "work hard and you will succeed".

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Usually said with a sneer, of advice that sounds warm and changes nothing. Often shortened to 鸡汤, and an article full of it is a 鸡汤文.

In Pop Culture

心灵鸡汤 Xīnlíng jītāng
Chicken Soup for the Soul (1993)
American series of inspirational true-story collections. Its Chinese title gave the language this phrase.

Stroke Order

心 xīn
灵 líng
鸡 jī
汤 tāng