无精打采 meaning and pronunciation

无精打采
Simplified word
無精打采
Traditional word

无精打采 English definition

wú jīng dǎ cǎi

  • dispirited and downcast (idiom)
  • listless
  • in low spirits
  • washed out

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  • (wú): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less;
  • (jīng): essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic);
  • (dǎ): to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from;
  • (cǎi): to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather;