# 颓废 (tuífèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 颓废 (tuífèi) means “dispirited; decadent; dejected”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: dispirited; decadent; dejected
- Pinyin: tuífèi (tui2 fei4)
- Traditional: 頹廢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 失业之后，他变得非常颓废。
  Shīyè zhīhòu, tā biàn de fēicháng tuífèi.
  After losing his job, he became very dispirited.

## Characters

- 颓 (tuí): to crumble; to collapse
- [废](https://hanziro.com/word/fei-abolish/) (fèi): to abolish; waste

https://hanziro.com/word/tui-fei-dispirited/

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