Definition
扫兴 (sǎo xìng) means 'to spoil the fun' or 'disappointing' — it's about an event or person ruining a good mood or enjoyable atmosphere. 泄气 (xiè qì) is more about losing personal motivation or feeling discouraged after a setback; 扫兴 focuses on the external action that dampens the shared fun.
adjective
disappointingdishearteningdampening one's spirits(also a separable verb) to spoil the funto be a spoilsport
Examples
- ，。Bié sǎo dàjiā de xìng, yìqǐ qù chànggē ba.Don't spoil everyone's fun; let's go sing karaoke together.
- ，扫兴。Zhè cì lǚxíng yīnwèi tiānqì bù hǎo, zhēn sǎo xìng.This trip was really disappointing because of the bad weather.
- ，扫兴。Tā línshí qǔxiāo yuēhuì, ràng dàjiā hěn sǎo xìng.He canceled the date at the last minute, which really dampened everyone's spirits.
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