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HSK
7-9

discourage

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

nei3 něi

Meaning


Primary

discourage

Alternatives

discouraging, discouraged, discourages

Mnemonic


[n-] Ned Flanders is in the [3] basement of the [-(e)i] beach house where he is eating some 饣 food a 女 woman has made for him there in the sandy basement. She is not a great cook, so just cooks up some 爫 cleats. Even cheerful Ned can't stomach it, because it is also covered in sand. As a result, the 女 woman is quite 馁 discouraged, worried she will never be able to cook 饣 food. Even Ned is 馁 discouraged on her behalf, and wears an uncharacteristic frown.