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氣餒

简气馁 · 繁氣餒

Mandarin · pinyin qì něi

to be discouraged

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
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气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
馁: něi · hungry, starving, famished

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4–3 · qi4 nei3

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hei3 neoi5

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verb

to become discouraged; to be dejected; to be despondent

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