垂
头
丧
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Hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom) in Chinese: 垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì)

chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 垂頭喪氣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2crestfallen

Stroke order

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垂
头
丧
气

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄟˊ

chuí

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄙㄤˋ

sàng

ㄙ/ sㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

垂头丧气

Simplified

垂頭喪氣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 垂头丧气 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 输了比赛后他垂头丧气地走了。

    shū le bǐ sài hòu tā chuí tóu sàng qì dì zǒu le。

    After losing the game he walked off dejectedly.

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Related words

气

qì

gas

头

tóu

head

垂

chuí

to hang (down)

天气

tiān qì

weather

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

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