# 消沉 (xiāochén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 消沉 (xiāochén) means “downcast; despondent; depressed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: downcast; despondent; depressed
- Pinyin: xiāochén (xiao1 chen2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 考试失败后，他的情绪很消沉。
  Kǎoshì shībài hòu, tā de qíngxù hěn xiāochén.
  After failing the exam, his spirits were very low.

## Characters

- [消](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-subside/) (xiāo): to subside; to eliminate
- [沉](https://hanziro.com/word/chen-heavy/) (chén): heavy; to sink

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-chen-downcast/

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