扫兴
sǎo xìng
Pinyin

Definition

扫兴
 - 
sǎo xìng
  1. to have one's spirits dampened
  2. to feel disappointed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打扫
dǎ sǎo
  1. 1 to clean
  2. 2 to sweep
扫
sǎo
  1. 1 to sweep
扫描
sǎo miáo
  1. 1 to scan
兴奋
xīng fèn
  1. 1 excited
  2. 2 excitement
  3. 3 (physiology) excitation
兴趣
xìng qù
  1. 1 interest (desire to know about sth)
  2. 2 interest (thing in which one is interested)
  3. 3 hobby
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
高兴
gāo xìng
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 glad
  3. 3 willing (to do sth)
  4. 4 in a cheerful mood
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
中兴
zhōng xīng
  1. 1 resurgence
  2. 2 recovery
  3. 3 restoration
助兴
zhù xìng
  1. 1 to add to the fun
  2. 2 to liven things up
即兴
jí xìng
  1. 1 improvisation (in the arts)
  2. 2 impromptu
  3. 3 extemporaneous
嘉兴
Jiā xīng
  1. 1 Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
大兴
Dà xīng
  1. 1 Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county
宜兴
Yí xīng
  1. 1 Yixing county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wú xī], Jiangsu
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
  1. 1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
复兴
Fù xīng
  1. 1 Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Hán dān shì], Hebei
  2. 2 Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
感兴趣
gǎn xìng qù
  1. 1 to be interested
振兴
Zhèn xīng
  1. 1 Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
扫地
sǎo dì
  1. 1 to sweep the floor
  2. 2 to reach rock bottom
  3. 3 to be at an all-time low
扫帚
sào zhou
  1. 1 broom
扫兴
sǎo xìng
  1. 1 to have one's spirits dampened
  2. 2 to feel disappointed

Idioms (18)

各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
  1. 1 to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
  2. 2 to study diligently
  3. 3 to burn the candle at both ends
多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng
  1. 1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
  1. 1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
望洋兴叹
wàng yáng xīng tàn
  1. 1 lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
百废俱兴
bǎi fèi jù xīng
  1. 1 all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)
  2. 2 work is now underway
百废待兴
bǎi fèi dài xīng
  1. 1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 a thousand things to do
秋风扫落叶
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
  1. 1 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
兴妖作怪
xīng yāo zuò guài
  1. 1 lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble
兴灭继绝
xīng miè jì jué
  1. 1 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
兴致勃勃
xìng zhì bó bó
  1. 1 to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits
  2. 2 full of zest
兴高采烈
xìng gāo cǎi liè
  1. 1 happy and excited (idiom)
  2. 2 in high spirits
  3. 3 in great delight
颜面扫地
yán miàn sǎo dì
  1. 1 lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
  2. 2 to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哇，那可真扫兴啊，每次聚餐都这样吗？
wā ，nā kě zhēn sǎoxìng ā ，měicì jùcān dōu zhèyàng ma ？
Wow, what a downer, is he like that every time you get together for a meal?
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没办法，是体质的问题，不好意思让你扫兴了。
méi bànfǎ ，shì tǐzhì de wèntí ，bùhǎoyìsi ràng nǐ sǎoxìng le 。
There's nothing I can do about it, it's a question of my constitution, sorry to dampen your spirits.
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唉，真扫兴！
āi ，zhēn sǎoxìng ！
Oh, what spoilsports!
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哎呀，别扫兴了，去吧，去吧，你以前不是很喜欢泡吧的吗？
āiyā ，bié sǎoxìng le ，qù ba ，qù ba ，nǐ yǐqián bù shì hěn xǐhuan pàobā de ma ？
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