伤神 (shāng shén) — to be mentally taxing, to be nerve-racking; to be sad, to be disheartened

Definición

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

Ejemplos

  • 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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