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无精打采

无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi

无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wújīngdǎcǎi | wu2 jing1 da3 cai3
English translation
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
in low spirits
washed out

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Traditional form

無精打采

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi .

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a person () dancing with ornamental leather hides () hanging from his arms, conveying the meaning "dance". Later, two feet ( chuǎn ) were added to the bottom of the character to form (dance), and was borrowed for its sound to re

Positional decomposition

一尢

Number of Strokes

4

jīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Qīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Qīng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

米青

Number of Strokes

14

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Dīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Dīng

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌丁

Number of Strokes

5

cǎi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( zhǎo ) picking fruit from a tree ().

Positional decomposition

爫木

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi

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最近 zuìjìn 坐在打字机 dǎ zì jī qián jiù 开始 kāishǐ 变得 biàn de 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi de

She has recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.

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