沮丧

沮喪

jǔsàng

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,795

Meanings

1 dejected
2 dispirited
3 depressed

Characters

dejected; dispirited

lose; dispirited

Examples

考试没考好，他很沮丧。

Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, tā hěn jǔsàng.

He didn't do well on the exam, and he felt dejected.

不要因为一次失败就沮丧。

Bùyào yīnwèi yī cì shībài jiù jǔsàng.

Don't get dispirited over one failure.

Tips

memory

Both characters contain a downward feeling: 沮 has the water radical (氵) suggesting tears, and 丧 means loss. Together: tears from loss = dejected.

Stroke Order

沮 jǔ

丧 sāng