Definition

1. Verb:
   • To become discouraged, to lose heart, to have one's will or spirit weaken: "rủn chí" describes the state of losing motivation, courage, or determination when facing difficulties, setbacks, or challenges. It implies a sudden or gradual sagging of one's willpower.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nghe tin thất bại, anh ấy rủn chí và muốn từ bỏ. (Upon hearing the news of the failure, he became discouraged and wanted to give up.)
  • Đừng rủn chí chỉ vì một vài khó khăn ban đầu. (Don't lose heart just because of a few initial difficulties.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy rủn chí khi kết quả không như mong đợi. (She felt discouraged when the result was not as expected.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm cho ai đó rủn chí": to discourage someone, to make someone lose heart.
  • Những lời chỉ trích nặng nề có thể làm cho người ta rủn chí. (Harsh criticism can make people lose heart.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nản chí (verb): to become disheartened, to be discouraged. This is a very close synonym.
  • Sau nhiều lần thử, cô ấy bắt đầu nản chí. (After many attempts, she began to become disheartened.)
• Rủn (verb): to sag, to droop (often physical). "Rủn chí" uses this root to metaphorically describe a sagging of spirit.
• Chí (noun): will, spirit, determination. Found in compounds like "chí khí" (spirit, mettle), "quyết chí" (to be determined).

Synonyms

• Nản lòng: to be disheartened.
• Thối chí: to back down, to lose one's resolve (can be stronger).
• Mất tinh thần: to lose morale/spirit.

Related Idioms

• "Chưa đánh đã chạy": to run away before the fight even begins; to give up prematurely. This idiom describes a state similar to "rủn chí" before even facing the challenge.
• "Đầu hàng số phận": to surrender to fate; to accept defeat without further struggle. This is a potential consequence of prolonged "rủn chí".

1. Be flabby in one's will, have a flabby will