消愁解悶 [－－－闷]

Jyutping siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6
Pinyin xiāo chóu jiě mèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    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。
    快要考試的時候，舉重真的消愁解悶，再説對身體和精神都很好。
    kuài yào kǎo shì de shí hou ， jǔ zhòng zhēn de xiāo chóu jiě mèn ， zài shuō duì shēn tǐ hé jīng shén 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.