# 气馁 (qìněi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 气馁 (qìněi) 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: qìněi (qi4 nei3)
- Traditional: 氣餒
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 面对失败时不要气馁。
  Miànduì shībài shí búyào qìněi.
  Do not be discouraged when facing failure.

## Characters

- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas
- 馁 (něi): hungry; starving; dispirited

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-nei-lose-heart/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).