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死心

sǐ xīn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to give up
  • to have no more illusions about

Definition

不再抱有任何希望或念头。

To give up hope; to be completely resigned to a situation.

Usage

通常用于表示对某人或某事彻底失望,不再期待或尝试。

Used to indicate that one has completely given up on someone or something, no longer holding any hope or expectation.

Examples

  • 1 他对这个项目已经死心了。 (He has given up hope on this project.)
  • 2 她死心了,决定离开。 (She gave up hope and decided to leave.)
  • 3 死心吧,他不会回来了。 (Give up hope; he won't come back.)
  • 4 我还没死心,再试一次。 (I haven't given up hope yet; let me try again.)
  • 5 听到他的决定,她彻底死心了。 (After hearing his decision, she completely gave up hope.)
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