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掃興

spoil

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sao3xing4 • sǎoxìng

Meaning

Primary

spoil

Alternatives

spoiled, spoils, ruin, dampen

Mnemonic

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

Usage

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.

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