扫兴 meaning in English

sǎoxìng

to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited

HSK 7-9Traditional 掃興12 strokes

Meaning of 扫兴

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sǎoxìng
  1. to spoil things; to dampen spirits
  2. to feel deflated; to be dispirited

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

扫 sǎo · to sweep · 6 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  6. 6

兴 xìng · to thrive · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 扫兴.

高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad
兴趣xìngqùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
兴奋xīngfènexcited; excitement
感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in sth)
打扫dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep
新兴xīnxīng(of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging
兴旺xīngwàngprosperous; thriving
扫描sǎomiáoto scan
兴致xìngzhìmood; spirits
兴起xīngqǐto rise; to spring up
复兴fùxīngto revive; to rejuvenate
兴奋剂xīngfènjìstimulant; doping (in athletics)

Questions about 扫兴

What does 扫兴 mean?

扫兴 (sǎoxìng) means "to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited".

How do you write 扫兴?

扫兴 is made of 2 characters: 扫 (6 strokes), 兴 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 扫兴 an HSK word?

Yes. 扫兴 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 扫兴 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 扫兴 is written 掃興.