消 xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
消沉
xiāochén
depressed; downcast; dispirited
Characters in this word
沉 chén
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 冗 excessive
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 投资失败后，他一度十分消沉，连例会都不愿参加。 Tóuzī shībài hòu, tā yídù shífēn xiāochén, lián lìhuì dōu bú yuàn cānjiā. After the investment failed, he was extremely downcast for a while and did not even want to attend regular meetings.
- 考试没通过，她这几天心情有点消沉。 Kǎoshì méi tōngguò, tā zhè jǐ tiān xīnqíng yǒudiǎn xiāochén. She failed the exam and has been a bit down these past few days.
- 别整天这么消沉，出去走走会好一点。 Bié zhěng tiān zhème xiāochén, chūqù zǒuzou huì hǎo yìdiǎn. Don't be so down all day; going out for a walk will help.
Related words
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 消化 xiāohuà to digest
- 消除 xiāochú to remove; to get rid of
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 消极 xiāojí negative; passive
- 消耗 xiāohào to consume
- 消灭 xiāomiè to annihilate