伤神 (shāng shén) — to be mentally taxing, to be nerve-racking; to be sad, to be disheartened
Definition
Used for things that drain mental energy (tasks, overthinking) OR feelings that weigh heavily on the heart. Context — a difficult task or sad news — disambiguates which sense applies.
verb
to be mentally taxingto be nerve-rackingto be sadto be disheartened
Examples
- 。Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ shāng le bù shǎo shén.This matter took quite a lot of mental energy out of me.
- 伤神，。Bié zài wéi zhè xiē xiǎo shì shāng shén le, bù zhí dé.Don't tire yourself out over these small things anymore; it's not worth it.
- ，伤神，。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā shí fēn shāng shén, zhěng yè méi shuì.Hearing this news, he was deeply saddened and didn't sleep all night.
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