yī jué bù zhèn

一蹶不振 (yī jué bù zhèn) is a Chinese word meaning “one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch”.

Meanings

  1. 1one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. 2ruined at a stroke
  3. 3unable to recover after a minor hitch

Characters in 一蹶不振

一yī · one蹶jué · to stumble不bù · no; not so振zhèn · to shake

Related words

不no; not so一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)不过only一切everything不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon一点a bit; a little bit

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