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消愁解闷

xiāo chóu jiě mèn

4-character word Traditional 消愁解悶

What 消愁解闷 means

1. lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
2. to dispel depression or melancholy
3. to relieve stress
4. a relaxing pass-time

The characters in 消愁解闷

• 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 愁chóuto worry about
• 解jiěto divide; to break up; to split
• 闷mènbored; depressed; melancholy

Example sentences

• 快要考试的时候，举重真的消愁解闷，再说对身体和精神都很好。
  Kuàiyào kǎoshì de shíhou, jǔzhòng zhēn de xiāochóujiěmèn, zàishuō duì shēntǐ hé jīngshén dōu hěn hǎo.
  When you're about to have exams, lifting weights really does relieve stress, and it's also good for your mind and body.