消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
Pinyin

Definition

消愁解闷
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xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. to relieve stress
  4. a relaxing pass-time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

了解
liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
愁
chóu
  1. 1 to worry about
消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
解决
jiě jué
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 to solve
  4. 4 to dispose of
  5. 5 to dispatch
解释
jiě shì
  1. 1 explanation
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to interpret
  4. 4 to resolve
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
不解
bù jiě
  1. 1 to not understand
  2. 2 to be puzzled by
  3. 3 indissoluble
分解
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
化解
huà jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to resolve (contradictions)
  3. 3 to dispel (doubts)
  4. 4 to iron out (difficulties)
  5. 5 to defuse (conflicts)
  6. 6 to neutralize (fears)
哀愁
āi chóu
  1. 1 sorrow
  2. 2 sadness
  3. 3 distressed
  4. 4 sorrowful
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
图解
tú jiě
  1. 1 illustration
  2. 2 diagram
  3. 3 graphical representation
  4. 4 to explain with the aid of a diagram
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
忧愁
yōu chóu
  1. 1 to be worried
求解
qiú jiě
  1. 1 to require a solution
  2. 2 to seek to solve (an equation)
消
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need
消停
xiāo tíng
  1. 1 to calm down
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to pause
  4. 4 calmly
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 restful

Idioms (20)

一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
大惑不解
dà huò bù jiě
  1. 1 to be at a loss (idiom)
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
  1. 1 to look anxious (idiom)
  2. 2 to look miserable
愁肠百结
chóu cháng bǎi jié
  1. 1 hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
慷慨解囊
kāng kǎi jiě náng
  1. 1 to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money
  2. 2 to give generously to charity
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
  1. 1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
  1. 1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
  1. 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě
  1. 1 enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
  2. 2 intractable difficulty
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
百思不解
bǎi sī bù jiě
  1. 1 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
  2. 2 to remain perplexed despite much thought
绿惨红愁
lu:4 cǎn hóng chóu
  1. 1 (of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 sorrowful mien
旧愁新恨
jiù chóu xīn hèn
  1. 1 old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new

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