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沮丧

jǔ sàng · ju sang

Traditional 沮喪

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. dispirited
  2. dejected
  3. dismayed
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A month of guitar

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)看起来(kànqǐlai)这么(zhème)沮丧(jǔsàng)？

    Dengdeng, why do you look so down?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)练(liàn)了(le)一个月(yīgèyuè)吉他(jítā)，还是(háishi)弹(tán)不好(bùhǎo)。

    I practised guitar for a month and still can't play well.

  3. Liangliang

    别(bié)沮丧(jǔsàng)，你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)会(huì)弹(tán)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)了(le)。

    Don't be dejected. You can already play one song.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)那首(nàshǒu)歌(gē)是(shì)小星星(xiǎoxīngxing)。

    But that song is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

  5. Liangliang

    小星星(xiǎoxīngxing)也(yě)是(shì)歌(gē)啊(a)！我(wǒ)就(jiù)不会(bùhuì)弹(tán)。

    That's still a song! I can't play at all.

  6. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)沮丧(jǔsàng)了(le)。

    Really? Then I'm not dejected anymore.

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2 examples
01

某(mǒu)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，他(tā)又(yòu)累(lèi)又(yòu)沮(jǔ)丧(sàng)地(de)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)家(jiā)。

One night he came home very tired and sad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)我(wǒ)没(méi)通(tōng)过(guò)测(cè)验(yàn)时(shí)我(wǒ)实(shí)在(zài)是(shì)太(tài)沮(jǔ)丧(sàng)了(le)。

I was really disappointed when I found out that I hadn't passed the exam.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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