shén jīng shuāi ruò

Traditional: 神經衰弱

神经衰弱 (shén jīng shuāi ruò) is a Chinese word meaning “nervous exhaustion; neurasthenia; mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression)”.

Meanings

  1. 1nervous exhaustion; neurasthenia; mental breakdown (often used to describe what is now understood to be clinical depression)

Characters in 神经衰弱

神shén · god; deity经jīng · classics衰shuāi · (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane弱ruò · weak; feeble

Related words

已经already曾经once精神spirit精神vigor; vitality经历to experience; to go through神god; deity神God经常frequently; constantly; regularly; often经过to pass经理manager神父Catholic or Orthodox priest; Father (title of address)经验experience

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