沮丧
jǔsàng
dejected, dispirited
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 失败让他十分沮丧。The failure left him very dejected.
- 别因一次挫折就沮丧。Don’t get dejected over a single setback.
Collocations
感到沮丧十分沮丧灰心沮丧沮丧的神情
Mnemonic
沮 jǔ "to thwart, dampen" + 丧 sàng "to lose": one’s spirit thwarted and lost, i.e. dejected, downcast. Korean renders it as "dejection, low spirits". The state of losing energy and drive, downcast from failure or setback (感到沮丧 to feel dejected, 灰心沮丧 disheartened). Unlike the grief of 悲伤, 沮丧 is closer to a listlessness from broken drive or confidence. 沮 means "to thwart, dampen" (沮止); 丧 read sàng means "to lose" (丧失, 沮丧).
Related
灰心颓丧失落气馁
Quick check
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