一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
蹶 jué stumble, fall down; trample
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
振 zhèn
HSK 5
raise, excite, arouse action