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沮丧 jǔsàng

沮丧 jǔsàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 沮丧 jǔsàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǔsàng | ju3 sang4
English translation
dispirited
dejected
dismayed

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About 沮丧 jǔsàng

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Traditional form

沮喪

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 沮丧 jǔsàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiě

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵且

Number of Strokes

8
sāng

Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱? wáng

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 沮丧 jǔsàng

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彼得 Bǐ dé 精神 jīngshén 沮丧 jǔsàng ,信心 xìnxīn jiē .

Peter was dejected his confidence in tatters.

沮丧 jǔsàng de zài 方向盘 fāng xiàng pán shǎng .

She slumped dejectedly over the wheel.

Cóng 洛东那些 nà xiē jiào rén 沮丧 jǔsàng de 餐桌 cān zhuō páng 走过 zǒu guò ,步行 bù xíng dào 前面 qiánmiàn .

I walk past the sad tables of the Rotonde to the front.

陈静觉得 juéde 周围 zhōuwéi 一下子 yī xià zi liàng le 起来 qǐlai ,沮丧 jǔsàng 恐惧 kǒngjù ,一古脑儿 yī gǔ nǎo r méi le .

Instantly, Chen Jing brightened up and her despair and fear disappeared.

每个 rén dōu yǒu 沮丧 jǔsàng 失意 shī yì huò 情绪低落 de 时候 shíhou

Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.

沮丧 jǔsàng Decomposition

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沮丧 jǔsàng Compounds

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