沮丧

沮喪

jǔsàng

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,795

Meanings

1 dejected
2 dispirited
3 depressed

Characters

dejected; dispirited

lose; dispirited

Examples

HSK 1

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.

HSK 4

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