扫兴

掃興

sǎoxìng

adjective HSK 7-9 #8,403

Meanings

Sweeping away the excitement - a buzzkill.

HSK 1

下雨了，真扫兴！

Xiàyǔ le, zhēn sǎoxìng!

It's raining, what a letdown!

HSK 2

大家玩得正高兴，他一来就扫兴。

Dàjiā wán de zhèng gāoxìng, tā yīlái jiù sǎoxìng.

Everyone was having fun, but as soon as he showed up it killed the mood.

HSK 7-9

别说这种扫兴的话。

Biéshuō zhèzhǒng sǎoxìng dehuà.

Don't say such mood-killing things.

memory

Picture someone literally sweeping (扫) away all the fun and excitement (兴) from a party - that's 扫兴.

扫 sǎo

兴 xīng