无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi
Dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out†
What 无精打采 means
- Dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless†
- in low spirits†
- washed out†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 无精打采, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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无精打采 in a sentence
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What does 无精打采 mean in English?
无精打采 is pronounced wújīngdǎcǎi and means Dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless, in low spirits, washed out †.
How do you pronounce 无精打采?
无精打采 is wújīngdǎcǎi in pinyin — written wujingdacai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 无精打采?
无精打采 is written with 4 characters: 无 (wú) Not have (-less - not - never mind - un-), 精 (jīng) Refined (excellent - precise - energy - competent), 打 (dǎ / dá) Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen, 采 (cǎi) Pick (choose - gathers). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 无精打采 written in traditional Chinese?
無精打采. The simplified form 无精打采 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 無精打采 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wújīngdǎcǎi.
Is 无精打采 an HSK word?
Yes — 无精打采 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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