沮 jǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沮丧
jǔsàng
dejected; disheartened
Characters in this word
丧 sàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 连续受挫后，团队一度十分沮丧，但并没有放弃核心目标。 Liánxù shòucuò hòu, tuánduì yídù shífēn jǔsàng, dàn bìng méiyǒu fàngqì héxīn mùbiāo. After repeated setbacks, the team was once very dejected, but it did not abandon its core goal.
- 考试没考好，他一整天都很沮丧。 Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, tā yì zhěng tiān dōu hěn jǔsàng. He didn't do well on the exam and was dejected all day.
- 看到她沮丧的样子，我走过去安慰了几句。 Kàndào tā jǔsàng de yàngzi, wǒ zǒu guòqu ānwèi le jǐ jù. Seeing how dejected she looked, I went over and said a few comforting words.
Related words
- 丧失 sàngshī to lose
- 垂头丧气 chuítóusàngqì downcast; dejected; crestfallen
- 丧生 sàngshēng to lose one's life; to die
- 失落 shīluò to feel lost or disappointed; to be lost
- 苦恼 kǔnǎo distressed; troubled
- 气馁 qìněi discouraged; disheartened
- 哭泣 kūqì to weep; to cry
- 空虚 kōngxū empty; hollow; void
- 闷 mèn depressed; bored; dull
- 平淡 píngdàn plain; dull; uneventful
- 没劲 méijìn boring; listless; to lack energy
- 清静 qīngjìng quiet; peaceful; tranquil