灰心 huī xīn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ fui1 sam1 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to lose heart
- to be discouraged
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灰
- 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 灰色 huī sè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ fui1 sik1 gray
- 吃灰 chī huī ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟ hek3 fui1 (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
- 扒灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
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- 抹灰 mǒ huī ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄟ mut3 fui1 to plaster
- 泥灰 ní huī ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄟ nai4 fui1 lime plaster (construction)
- 洋灰 yáng huī ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄟ joeng4 fui1 cement
- 灰土 huī tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ fui1 tou2 dust
- 灰岩 huī yán ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ fui1 ngaam4 limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩)
- 灰度 huī dù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ fui1 dou6 grayscale
- 灰暗 huī àn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄢˋ fui1 am3 dull gray
- 灰水 huī shuǐ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fui1 seoi2 gray water
- 灰泥 huī ní ㄏㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ fui1 nai4 plaster
- 灰浆 灰漿 huī jiāng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄤ fui1 zoeng1 mortar (for masonry)
- 灰熊 huī xióng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊ fui1 hung4 grizzly bear
- 灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fui1 zeon6 ashes
- 灰獴 huī měng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄇㄥˇ fui1 mung4 gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
- 灰产 灰產 huī chǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ fui1 caan2 gray-market industry; industry operating in legal or ethical gray areas (abbr. for 灰色产业)
- 灰白 huī bái ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˊ fui1 baak6 ash-colored
心
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn ㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ soeng1 sam1 to grieve
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- 内心 內心 nèi xīn ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ noi6 sam1 heart; innermost being
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 好心 hǎo xīn ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hou2 sam1 kindness
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 安心 ān xīn ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ on1 sam1 at ease
- 专心 專心 zhuān xīn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 心中 xīn zhōng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ sam1 zung1 central point
- 心事 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ sam1 si6 a load on one's mind
- 心得 xīn dé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ sam1 dak1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 心爱 心愛 xīn ài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ sam1 oi3 beloved
Idioms with these characters
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 灰不溜丢 灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū ㄏㄨㄟ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄡ fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
- 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
- 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ bit6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
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- 财迷心窍 財迷心竅 cái mí xīn qiào ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ coi4 mai4 sam1 hiu3 mad about money (idiom)
- 尝尽心酸 嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng ㄔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 很 坚强 堅強 ， 不会 不會 那么 那麼 容易 灰心 。
He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.
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