nản
Definition
- Adjective:
- Discouraged; disheartened: Feeling a loss of confidence or enthusiasm, often due to difficulties or setbacks, leading to a desire to give up.
- Despondent; dispirited: Being in a state of low spirits and hopelessness about the possibility of success.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công việc khó quá, tôi thấy rất nản. (The work is too difficult; I feel very discouraged.)
- Đừng nản chỉ vì một lần thất bại. (Don't become despondent just because of one failure.)
- Cậu ấy trông nản lòng sau cuộc nói chuyện đó. (He looked discouraged after that conversation.)
Advanced Usage
"nản lòng": to become disheartened; to lose heart. This is a common compound expressing a deepening of the feeling.
- Nhiều sinh viên nản lòng khi học môn này. (Many students lose heart when studying this subject.)
"nản chí": to become discouraged; to have one's will or spirit dampened. Similar to "nản lòng" but often implies a loss of willpower.
- Cô ấy không bao giờ nản chí trước thử thách. (She never gets discouraged in the face of challenges.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nản lòng (adj/phrase): disheartened, discouraged.
- Nản chí (adj/phrase): dispirited, having lost one's resolve.
- Chán nản (adj): bored and discouraged; weary and disheartened. This is a stronger, more comprehensive term combining boredom and discouragement.
- Tâm trạng chán nản (a despondent mood).
Synonyms
- Discouraged: Having lost confidence or enthusiasm.
- Disheartened: Made less hopeful or enthusiastic.
- Dispirited: Deprived of spirit, enthusiasm, or energy.
- Demoralized: Having lost confidence or hope; disheartened.
Related Idioms
- Bại không nản: Literally "defeat, but not discouraged." It means not to become disheartened by failure or defeat.
- Tinh thần "thắng không kiêu, bại không nản" rất đáng quý. (The spirit of "not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat" is very precious.)
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discouraged; despondent
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