丧气鬼

喪氣鬼

sàngqìguǐ

noun

Measure Word

一个丧气鬼 gè

Meanings

1 downcast wretch
2 gloomy / bad-tempered person
3 sad sack

Characters

to lose (spirits)

ghost; (suffix for types of people)

Examples

HSK 6

聚会上来了个丧气鬼，气氛全没了。

Jùhuì shàng lái le ge sàngqìguǐ, qìfēn quán méi le.

A killjoy showed up at the party and the whole vibe died.

HSK 7-9

别整天像个丧气鬼似的，振作点。

Bié zhěngtiān xiàng ge sàngqìguǐ shìde, zhènzuò diǎn.

Don't mope around like a sad sack all day - pull yourself together.

Tips

register

Colloquial. The 鬼 'ghost' suffix is a common Chinese way to label types of people (酒鬼 drunkard, 烟鬼 smoker, 懒鬼 lazybones) - usually mocking but not seriously offensive.

Stroke Order

丧 sāng

气 qì

鬼 guǐ