精神崩溃

精神崩潰

jīngshénbēngkuì

noun

Meanings

1 nervous breakdown
2 mental collapse

Characters

spirit; essence

burst; be routed

Examples

长期加班让他几乎精神崩溃。

Chángqī jiābān ràng tā jīhū jīngshén bēngkuì.

Long-term overtime nearly drove him to a nervous breakdown.

她在听到那个消息后精神崩溃了。

Tā zài tīngdào nàge xiāoxi hòu jīngshén bēngkuì le.

She had a mental breakdown after hearing that news.

Tips

usage

Often used as both noun and predicate verb phrase: 精神崩溃了 = 'had a breakdown'. The image is literal: 崩 (collapse) + 溃 (burst/rout) — the mind 'caves in and breaks apart'.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

神 shén

崩 bēng

溃 kuì