chán đời
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Weary of life, world-weary: A state of feeling tired, bored, or disillusioned with life in general, often leading to a lack of motivation or interest in daily activities.
- Pessimistic, jaded: Having a negative or cynical outlook on life due to repeated disappointments or a sense of meaninglessness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau chuỗi ngày thất bại, anh ấy cảm thấy rất chán đời. (After a series of failures, he felt very weary of life.)
- Cô ấy có vẻ chán đời và không muốn tham gia bất cứ hoạt động nào. (She seems world-weary and doesn't want to join any activities.)
- Đừng có suy nghĩ chán đời như vậy; mọi chuyện rồi sẽ tốt lên. (Don't have such pessimistic thoughts; everything will get better.)
Advanced Usage
"Sống trong tâm trạng chán đời": to live in a state of world-weariness.
- Giai đoạn đó, anh ta sống trong tâm trạng chán đời. (During that period, he lived in a state of world-weariness.)
"Cảm giác chán đời ập đến": the feeling of being weary of life suddenly sets in.
- Mỗi khi mưa dầm, cảm giác chán đời lại ập đến. (Whenever it rains continuously, the feeling of being weary of life suddenly sets in.)
Variants and Related Words
Chán nản (adj): discouraged, disheartened. (A more general term for feeling down or demotivated, not exclusively about life itself.)
- Thất bại khiến cậu ấy chán nản. (The failure made him discouraged.)
Bi quan (adj): pessimistic. (Focuses on a negative outlook towards the future.)
- Anh ấy có cái nhìn bi quan về tình hình kinh tế. (He has a pessimistic view of the economic situation.)
Synonyms
- Ngán ngẩm: fed up, disgusted (often with a specific situation, but can extend to life).
- Thất vọng về cuộc sống: disappointed with life.
Related Phrases
Chán đời chí chết: (idiomatic) extremely weary of life, utterly fed up with living.
- Công việc lặp đi lặp lại khiến tôi chán đời chí chết. (The repetitive work makes me utterly fed up with living.)
Buồn chán: sad and bored. (A combination of sadness and boredom, which can be a component of "chán đời".)
Related Idioms
- Đời là bể khổ: Life is a sea of suffering. (A proverb expressing a pessimistic or weary view of life, closely related to the sentiment of "chán đời".)
- Ông cụ hay than thở "đời là bể khổ". (The old man often complains that "life is a sea of suffering".)
- To be tired of living