{"id":5031,"date":"2019-11-19T15:42:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/business-chinese\/when-you-feel-crushed-use-xin-sai-xinsai-in-mandarin\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T12:51:34","slug":"when-you-feel-crushed-use-xin-sai-xinsai-in-mandarin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/when-you-feel-crushed-use-xin-sai-xinsai-in-mandarin\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Feel Crushed, Use \u201c\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)\u201d in Mandarin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Zh\u0101ng Q&iacute;ng: Xi&agrave;zh\u014du ji&ugrave;y&agrave;o q\u012bm&ograve;k\u01ceosh&igrave; le!<br \/>  \u5f20\u6674\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e0b\u5468&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5c31\u8981&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u671f\u672b\u8003\u8bd5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e86\uff01<br \/>  Zhang Qing: We will have the final exam next week!<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  L\u01d0 Ch&eacute;ng: Sh&igrave;ya. N\u01d0 f&ugrave;x&iacute; d&eacute; z\u011bnmey&agrave;ng le?<br \/>  \u674e\u6210\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u662f\u5440\u3002\u4f60\u590d\u4e60\u5f97 \u600e\u4e48\u6837&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e86\uff1f<br \/>  Li Cheng: Yeah. How&rsquo;s your preparation going?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  Zh\u0101ng Q&iacute;ng: H&aacute;i m&eacute;i k\u0101ish\u01d0 f&ugrave;x&iacute;.<br \/>  \u5f20\u6674\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u8fd8&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6ca1&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5f00\u59cb&nbsp; \u590d\u4e60\u3002<br \/>  Zhang Qing: I haven&rsquo;t begun to prepare yet.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  L\u01d0 Ch&eacute;ng: W\u01d2 y\u011b y&iacute;y&agrave;ng. G\u016bj&igrave; y&ograve;uy&agrave;o gu&agrave;k\u0113 le, h\u01ceo x\u012bns\u0101i ya!<br \/>  \u674e\u6210\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e5f&nbsp; \u4e00\u6837\u3002 \u4f30\u8ba1\u53c8\u8981&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6302\u79d1 \u4e86\uff0c\u597d&nbsp; \u5fc3\u585e&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5440\uff01<br \/>  Li Cheng: Me neither. I might fail again. It sucks!<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo; has become a popular buzzword these days. Here &ldquo;\u5fc3(x\u012bn)&rdquo; is &ldquo;heart&rdquo; and &ldquo;\u585e(s\u0101i)&rdquo; means blocked or plugged, so put together, &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo; is used to vividly describe a kind of emotion in which your heart seems to be suffocated or blocked up and uncomfortable. If something goes wrong and you are left feeling helpless or speechless, you can say that you feel &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo;.<br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191121_5dd562a37a75b.jpg\" alt=\"When You Feel Crushed, Use \u201c\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)\u201d in Mandarin\" \/><br \/>  Examples:<br \/>  W\u01d2 n&aacute;np&eacute;ngyou shu\u014d w\u01d2 zu&ograve; de f&agrave;n h\u011bn n&aacute;nch\u012b, x\u012bns\u0101i!<br \/>  \u6211&nbsp;&nbsp; \u7537\u670b\u53cb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u8bf4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211&nbsp; \u505a&nbsp; \u7684&nbsp; \u996d&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5f88&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u96be\u5403\uff0c\u5fc3\u585e\uff01<br \/>  My boyfriend said my cooking is terrible, so I feel horrible!<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  Zh&egrave;ge zh\u014dum&ograve; y&ograve;uy&agrave;o ji\u0101b\u0101n, h\u01ceo x\u012bns\u0101i \u0101!<br \/>  \u8fd9\u4e2a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5468\u672b&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u53c8\u8981&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u52a0\u73ed\uff0c&nbsp; \u597d&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5fc3\u585e \u554a\uff01<br \/>  It sucks! I have to work again this weekend!<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  For example, your mood could be described as &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo; when the weekend finally comes and you have big, exciting plans, but it ends up pouring down rain and you&rsquo;ve no choice but to cancel. Or you are all dressed up for your date but a car drives through a puddle and splashes mud all over you. Your feeling at that moment is &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i).&rdquo; Or your boss remarks that your proposal, for which you have stayed up working on for several nights, is of no use, so your frustration can also be described as &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>  Examples:<br \/>  L&iacute;n M&iacute;ng: L\u01d0 J&igrave;ng, n\u01d0 j\u012bnti\u0101n z\u011bnme ch&iacute;d&agrave;o le?<br \/>  \u6797\u660e\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u674e\u9759\uff0c \u4f60\u4eca\u5929&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u600e\u4e48&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u8fdf\u5230&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e86\uff1f<br \/>  Lin Ming: Li Jing, why are you late today?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  L\u01d0 J&igrave;ng: L&ugrave;shang d\u01d4ch\u0113, h\u01ceo x\u012bns\u0101i!<br \/>  \u674e\u9759\uff1a \u8def\u4e0a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5835\u8f66\uff0c \u597d&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5fc3\u585e\uff01<br \/>  Li Jing: I got stuck in a traffic jam. How terrible!<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  W&aacute;ng Li&agrave;ng: Zh\u0101ng ch&eacute;n, n\u01d0 z&agrave;i zh\u01ceo sh&eacute;nme?<br \/>  \u738b\u4eae\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5f20\u6668\uff0c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4f60 \u5728&nbsp; \u627e&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<br \/>  Wang Liang: Zhang Chen, what are you looking for?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  Zh\u0101ng Ch&eacute;n: X\u012bns\u0101i, w\u01d2de sh\u0113nf&egrave;nzh&egrave;ng b&uacute;ji&agrave;n le.<br \/>  \u5f20\u6668\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5fc3\u585e\uff0c\u6211\u7684 \u8eab\u4efd\u8bc1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e0d\u89c1&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e86\u3002<br \/>  Zhang Chen: Oh crap, I can&rsquo;t find my ID card.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/>  Quiz:<br \/>  1. The buzzword &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo; can be used to describe all of the following emotions except_____.<br \/>  A. Feeling terrible<br \/>  B. Frustration<br \/>  C. Satisfaction<br \/>  2. When can you say you feel &ldquo;\u5fc3\u585e(x\u012bns\u0101i)&rdquo;?<br \/>  A. When you run into an old friend at the supermarket.<br \/>  B. When you find a wallet on the sidewalk on your way home.<br \/>  C. When you hurry to the bus station o<em><\/em>nly to find that the bus has just departed.<\/p>\n<p>  Correct Answers:<br \/>  1. C<br \/>  2. C<br type=\"_moz\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-3253782396\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zh\u0101ng Q&iacute;ng: Xi&agrave;zh\u014du ji&ugrave;y&agrave;o q\u012bm&ograve;k\u01ceosh&igrave; le! \u5f20\u6674\uff1a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e0b\u5468&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5c31\u8981&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u671f\u672b\u8003\u8bd5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e86\uff01 Zhang Qing: We will have the final exam next<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2853],"tags":[302,151],"class_list":["post-5031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese-conversation","category-spoken-chinese","tag-in-mandarin","tag-mandarin"],"views":224,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}