精神崩溃

精神崩潰

jīngshén bēngkuì

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

usage

Used as both a noun and a predicate: 精神崩溃了 = 'had a breakdown'. The image is literal: 崩 (collapse) + 溃 (burst) - the mind caves in and breaks apart.

精 jīng

神 shén

崩 bēng

溃 kuì