气馁

• 병음: qì něi
• 한자 분석: 气 = 气 (spirit/morale); 馁 = 饣(food) + 妥 (settled/weakened) (hungry/dispirited)

뜻

낙담하다, 의기소침해지다

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: motivation, education, psychology

어조: empathetic

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal