气馁

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 neutral qì něi
拼音 qì něi
汉字拆解 气 = 气 (spirit/morale); 馁 = 饣(food) + 妥 (settled/weakened) (hungry/dispirited)

含义

Dispirited; disheartened; discouraged. A state of diminished morale and resolve after setbacks or failure.

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.

例句

  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。

用法指南

语境: motivation, education, psychology

语气: empathetic

正确说法

  • 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.)

错误说法

  • 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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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