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垂头丧气

垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì): Crestfallen / dispirited — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

垂头丧气 consists of 4 characters.

to hang down; to droop

head; top, end; first

to lose; death; mourning

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

Word Info

Pinyinchuí tóu sàng qì

Meaningcrestfallen / dispirited

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word垂头丧气

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3.

How to Use 垂头丧气 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 垂头丧气 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

neutral

feel dejected

Adjective + Nounwith样子

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

de的

yàng样

zi子

Verb + Complementwith显得

xiǎn显

de得

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

Adverb + Verbwith走

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

de地

zǒu走

4.

Example Sentences with 垂头丧气

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

méi没

kǎo考

hǎo好

，

chuí

neutral

dejected appearance

neutral

look dejected

neutral

walk dejectedly

垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

dì地

huí回

jiā家

le了

。

He failed the exam and went home dejectedly.

bǐ比

sài赛

shī失

bài败

hòu后

，

tā他

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

de地

lí离

kāi开

le了

qiú球

chǎng场

。

After losing the match, he left the court crestfallen.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zāo遭

yù遇

le了

cuò挫

zhé折

，

tā他

yě也

méi没

yǒu有

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

jiān坚

dìng定

le了

jué决

xīn心

。

Despite the setback, he did not become crestfallen; instead, he became even more determined.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

fù复

zá杂

de的

jú局

miàn面

，

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

xiǎn显

de得

rú如

cǐ此

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

ne呢

？

Facing such a complex situation, why do you appear so dispirited?

bǐ比

sài赛

shū输

le了

yǐ以

hòu后

，

duì队

yuán员

men们

gè个

gè个

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

，

yī一

yán言

bù不

fā发

。

After losing the game, all the team members looked crestfallen and remained silent.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

zǒng总

jié结

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

de的

guān关

zhù注

。

His crestfallen demeanor at the project debriefing meeting drew the attention of the management.

tā他

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

dì地

zǒu走

chū出

kǎo考

chǎng场

，

dàn但

hěn很

kuài快

yòu又

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

zhǔn准

bèi备

xià下

yì一

mén门

。

He walked out of the exam hall crestfallen, but soon pulled himself together to prepare for the next subject.

kàn看

dào到

zì自

jǐ己

xīn辛

kǔ苦

zhǔn准

bèi备

de的

xiàng项

mù目

bèi被

fǒu否

jué决

，

tā他

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

dì地

zuò坐

zài在

yǐ椅

zi子

shàng上

，

bàn半

tiān天

méi没

shuō说

huà话

。

Seeing the project he had worked hard on being rejected, he sat dejectedly in his chair and didn't speak for a long time.

bié别

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

de的

，

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

qù去

pá爬

shān山

sàn散

sàn散

xīn心

ba吧

。

Don't be so dispirited; let's go hiking together this weekend to relax.

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头痛tóu tòngHSK 4
抬头tái tóuHSK 4
点头diǎn tóuHSK 4
低头dī tóuHSK 5
木头mù touHSK 5
石头shí touHSK 5
里头lǐ touHSK 5

Words with 丧

丧失sàng shīHSK 6
沮丧jǔ sàngHSK 6
丧生sàng shēngHSK 7-9
懊丧ào sàng
沦丧lún sàng

Words with 气

天气tiān qìHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
生气shēng qìHSK 3
力气lì qiHSK 4
客气kè qiHSK 4
气候qì hòuHSK 4
气温qì wēnHSK 4
空气

kōng qì

HSK 4