无 精 打 采

wú jīng dǎ cǎidictionary entry

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless / in low spirits / washed out

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

無精打采无精打采 [wu2 jing1 da3 cai3] /dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out/

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Other forms in these source records: 無精打采

无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
精
jīng
essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)
打
dá
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]
dǎ
to hit; to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from; since
采
cǎi
to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather / color / complexion / looks
cài
used in 采邑[cài yì] and 采地[cài dì]

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