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伤元气

/ shāng yuán qì /
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Collocation

1
伤了元气
2
伤及元气
3
会伤元气
4
很伤元气
5
大伤元气

Definition

伤元气

Literally means:

sap one's vitality

Actually means:

undermine one's constitution

元气 means a person's vitality or energy.

This phrase means causing damage to the material and spiritual strength on which a person, organization or nation depends for survival and development.

元气,指人的精力或生命力。

伤元气,损害人、机构或国家赖以生存发展的物质力量和精神力量。

Example

Used as predicate or object. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Zhè
这次
chēhuò
车祸
shāng
le
de
yuán
元气
,
zài
néng
xiàng
qián
以前
yàng
那样
,
jīngchōngpèi
精力充沛
gōngzuò
工作
le

The car accident hurt him, and he could no longer work as energeticly as before.

2
Zhànzhēng
战争
ràng
zhège
这个
guójiā
国家
de
jīng
经济
shāng
yuán
元气
,
估计
sān
三五
nián
nèi
méi
没法
huī
恢复
yuánzhuàng
原状

The war has hurt the country's economy so much that it is estimated that it will not be restored within three to five years.

3
cuò
错误
rènwéi
认为
chōuxuè
抽血
huì
shāng
yuán
元气
,
suǒ
所以
kěn
不肯
xiànxuè
献血
jiùrén
救人

He mistakenly thought that pumping blood would hurt his strength, so he refused to donate blood to save people.