消沉

Traditional form:

消沉

Pinyin (reading):

xiāochén

Definitions:

• depressed
• bad mood
• low spirit

Characters:

• 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep

Traditional characters:

• 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
• 沉 - to sink, to submerge; profound, deep