Meaning
沮丧 describes a feeling of disappointment, discouragement, or low spirits that comes from setbacks, failures, or unmet expectations. It's a common emotional state term that captures the frustration and sadness when things don't go as hoped.
Usage
This is a fairly formal or written term for feeling down or discouraged. Native speakers use it to describe emotional states resulting from specific disappointments rather than clinical depression. It often appears with intensifiers like 很 (hěn) or 非常 (fēicháng), and commonly in the pattern 感到沮丧 (gǎndào jǔsàng) meaning 'to feel dejected.'
Examples
- 01考试没考好，他感到很沮丧。, .He did poorly on the exam and felt very discouraged.
- 02不要因为一次失败就沮丧，要继续努力。, .Don't get dejected because of one failure; keep working hard.
Characters
Common collocations
- 感到沮丧to feel dejected
- 很沮丧very discouraged
- 情绪沮丧in low spirits
- 沮丧的心情dejected mood
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters relate to negative emotional states. 沮 originally meant water blocked or stopped, extended to mean spirits dampened. 丧 relates to loss and mourning, together creating the sense of spirits crushed by loss or failure.