灰心

huīxīn

adjective HSK 7 #14,896

Meanings

1 discouraged
2 disheartened

Characters

Examples

别灰心，下次一定会考好。

Bié huīxīn, xià cì yīdìng huì kǎo hǎo.

Don't be discouraged, you'll definitely do well next time.

失败了几次之后，他有点灰心了。

Shībài le jǐ cì zhīhòu, tā yǒudiǎn huīxīn le.

After failing a few times, he became somewhat disheartened.

Tips

memory

Literally 'ash heart' — when your heart has burned out and turned to ashes, you've lost all motivation.

Stroke Order

灰 huī

心 xīn