悻悻

xìngxìng

adjective #98,561

Meanings

1 resentful; sulky
2 piqued; vexed

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Examples

HSK 4

他没借到钱，只好悻悻地回家了。

Tā méi jièdào qián, zhǐhǎo xìngxìng de huí jiā le.

He couldn't borrow the money, so he went home in a sulk.

HSK 5

顾客没能退货，只好悻悻而去。

Gùkè méi néng tuìhuò, zhǐhǎo xìngxìng ér qù.

The customer couldn't return the item and had to leave in a huff.

Tips

usage

Usually 悻悻地 before a verb of leaving, or 悻悻而去: how someone sulks off after a refusal or a snub.

Stroke Order

悻 xìng