气馁

• Pinyin: qì něi
• Desglose de hanzi: 气 = 气 (spirit/morale); 馁 = 饣(food) + 妥 (settled/weakened) (hungry/dispirited)

Significado

Desanimarse; perder el ánimo; desalentar(se).

Used to describe a loss of motivation or confidence in the face of difficulty. Antonym: 振奋 (invigorated). Common in motivational, educational, and literary contexts. Slightly more literary and formal than 泄气.

Ejemplos

1. 接连遭受失败的他一度感到气馁，但最终凭借坚定的意志走出了人生低谷。
2. 优秀的教师懂得在学生遇到困难时及时给予鼓励，帮助他们克服气馁情绪。
3. 尽管竞争异常激烈，她从未气馁，始终以饱满的热情投入到科研工作中。

Guía de uso

Contexto: motivation, education, psychology

Tono: empathetic

Correcto

• 面对重重阻碍，团队成员难免感到气馁，此时领导者的及时鼓励尤为关键。(Faced with repeated obstacles, team members inevitably feel discouraged; at such times the leader's timely encouragement is especially crucial.)
• 他告诫自己绝不气馁，将每一次挫折都视为通往最终成功的必经之路。(He told himself never to be disheartened, treating every setback as a necessary path on the road to ultimate success.)

Incorrecto

• 他气馁地吃饭 — 气馁 specifically describes loss of morale from setbacks; use 无精打采/闷闷不乐 for general low spirits without a specific cause

Origen e historia

气 (spirit/morale) + 馁 (hungry/depleted) — spirit becoming famished and depleted

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal