一蹶不振 (yī jué bù zhèn) — to be unable to recover after a single setback; to collapse after one failure
Definition
A 成语 for collapse after one failure with no recovery — 'fall and never get up again.' Stresses permanent defeat from a single setback, stronger than just 失败.
idiom
to be unable to recover after a single setbackto collapse after one failure
Examples
- ，一蹶不振，。Nà cì shēng yì shī bài hòu, tā jiù yī jué bù zhèn, zài yě méi yǒu chuàng yè.After that business failure, he was never able to recover and never started a new venture.
- 一蹶不振。Zhēn zhèng de qiáng zhě bú huì yīn wèi yí cì dǎ jī jiù yī jué bù zhèn.A truly strong person won't collapse after a single blow.
- ，一蹶不振。Yù dào cuò zhé shí yào jiān chí xià qù, qiān wàn bù néng yī jué bù zhèn.When encountering setbacks, you must persevere and absolutely not be unable to recover.
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