一蹶不振

yì jué bú zhèn

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

  1. one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. ruined at a stroke
  3. unable to recover after a minor hitch

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).