没精打彩

沒精打彩
méijīngdǎcǎi
  1. listless
  2. dispirited
  3. washed out

CEDICT

alternative form of 沒精打采 (méijīngdǎcǎi, “listless; lackadaisical”)

Wiktionary

形容情绪低落、精神颓丧，提不起兴致。《红楼梦．第九九回》：「不知道怎麽样，这些人都是没精打彩的。」《孽海花．第一三回》：「不免没精打采的，丢下单子，仍自回房高卧去了。」也作「无精打采」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
2 精 jīng
  1. essence
  2. extract
  3. vitality
  4. energy
  5. semen
  6. sperm
  7. mythical goblin spirit
  8. highly perfected
  9. elite
  10. the pick of sth
  11. proficient (refined ability)
  12. extremely (fine)
  13. selected rice (archaic)
3 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")
4 彩 cǎi
  1. (bright) color
  2. variety
  3. applause
  4. applaud
  5. lottery prize

Related entries

没精打采 méijīngdǎcǎi
  1. listless
  2. dispirited
  3. washed out
  4. also written 没精打彩 méijīngdǎcǎi
淹头搭脑 yāntóudānǎo listless
颓萎 tuíwěi
  1. listless
  2. dispirited
怅惘 chàngwǎng
  1. distracted
  2. listless
  3. in low spirits
惝 chǎng
  1. disappointed
  2. listless
  3. frightened
  4. also pr. tǎng
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