掃興 - Spoil - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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掃興

spoil

掃

to sweep

興

excitement

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spoil

spoiled, spoils, ruin, dampen

When you figuratively 掃興 spoil an event, it is because you 掃 sweep away all 興 excitement with your bad attitude.

不要在派對上掃興。

Don't spoil the party.

這個消息掃興了大家的心情。

The news spoiled everyone's mood.