lose one's vitality
Lifeless, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǐ Q ì ch é NCH é n, which means to describe the atmosphere is not lively, but also to describe the spirit of depression, not to cheer up. It's from Jasmine.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 8 of Feng Deying's welcome spring flower: "if I could drag him out of that dead and stubborn family and send him to join the army, he would be better!"
Idiom usage
It's more formal; it's a predicate; it's derogatory.
Examples
It's a dead place.
Lu Xun's collection of letters to Wu Bo: "there is an official censorship office for books and newspapers in Shanghai. Good works are not allowed to be published, so the publishing industry is dead."
lose one's vitality
Highly talented and knowledgeable - gāo cái zhuó shí
high-minded , lofty spirit and pure action - gāo qíng yuǎn yùn
Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight - zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
the country governed by a young monarch is unstable - zhǔ shǎo guó yí