气馁

氣餒

qìněi

adjective HSK 7 #17,321

Meanings

1 discouraged
2 disheartened

Characters

spirit; energy; air

hungry; discouraged

Examples

失败了不要气馁。

Shībài le bùyào qìněi.

Don't be discouraged by failure.

虽然考试没考好，但他并不气馁。

Suīrán kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, dàn tā bìng bù qìněi.

Although he didn't do well on the exam, he wasn't discouraged.

Tips

memory

馁 originally means 'hungry/starving' — when you're 气馁, your spirit (气) is starving, depleted of energy.

Stroke Order

气 qì

馁 něi