扫兴

sǎo xìng · sao xing

Traditional 掃興

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to spoil things; to dampen spirits
  2. to feel deflated; to be dispirited

In a sentence

2 examples
01

下(xià)雨(yǔ)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)野(yě)餐(cān)很(hěn)扫(sǎo)兴(xìng)。

The rain really dampened our picnic.

02

他(tā)临(lín)时(shí)说(shuō)不(bù)来(lái),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)扫(sǎo)兴(xìng)。

He said at the last minute that he wasn't coming, and everyone felt a bit deflated.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context