# 灰心 (huīxīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 灰心 (huīxīn) means “to lose heart; discouraged”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lose heart; discouraged
- Pinyin: huīxīn (hui1 xin1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 一次失败别灰心，继续努力吧。
  Yīcì shībài bié huīxīn, jìxù nǔlì ba.
  Don't lose heart over one failure; keep trying.

## Characters

- [灰](https://hanziro.com/word/hui-ash/) (huī): ash; dust
- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind

https://hanziro.com/word/hui-xin-lose-heart/

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