垂头丧气

垂頭喪氣
chuítóu-sàngqì
idiom HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 crestfallen; dejected; downcast

Characters

Literally 'head hanging, spirit lost' — the picture of someone with drooping head and deflated energy.

Examples

Tā kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, chuítóu-sàngqì de huí le jiā.
He didn't do well on the exam and went home looking crestfallen.
Bié chuítóu-sàngqì de, xià cì hái yǒu jīhuì.
Don't be so dejected — there'll be another chance next time.

Tips

memory
Picture someone who just lost a game: head drooping () and all their fighting spirit drained away (丧气). The physical posture and the emotional state together paint the full picture.

Stroke Order

chuí
tóu
sāng