消愁解闷

Traditional: 消愁解悶

xiāo chóu jiě mèn

Dictionary entry

lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom

What does 消愁解闷 mean?

消愁解闷 (xiāo chóu jiě mèn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom

2to dispel depression or melancholy

3to relieve stress

4a relaxing pass-time

Character breakdown

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消xiāoto diminish; to subside · to consume; to reduce 愁chóuto worry about 解Xièsurname Xie 闷mēnstuffy · shut indoors

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消愁解闷

xiāo chóu jiě mèn

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