消愁 (xiāo chóu) — to drown one's sorrows; to dispel melancholy
Definition
Literary verb: to dispel or relieve melancholy (愁 'sorrow, worry'). Often paired with 消解 or 解愁, and frequently takes a reduplicated form like 消一消 to mean 'relieve a bit of'.
verb
to drown one's sorrowsto dispel melancholy
Examples
- 消愁。Tā yí gè rén hē jiǔ xiāo chóu.He drinks alone to drown his sorrows.
- ，。Tīng le zhè shǒu gē, tā zǒng suàn xiāo le chóu.After listening to this song, he finally got rid of his worries.
- ，。Chū qù zǒu zǒu, xiāo yi xiāo chóu ba.Go out for a walk and relieve your worries a bit.
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