垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì) — dejected, crestfallen, with one's head hanging in defeat (idiom)
Definition
Idiom painting the visible picture of dejection — head down, spirit gone. Stronger and more vivid than 沮丧; more defeated than 无精打采 (which is just listless).
phrase
dejectedcrestfallenwith one's head hanging in defeat (idiom)
Examples
- ，垂头丧气。Kǎo shì méi tōng guò, tā chuí tóu sàng qì dì zǒu chū le jiào shì.He walked out of the classroom crestfallen after failing the exam.
- 垂头丧气，。Bié zǒng shì chuí tóu sàng qì de, xià cì hái yǒu jī huì.Don't always be so downcast — there will be another chance.
- ，垂头丧气。Kàn dào duì fāng qiú duì qìng zhù, tā men xiǎn de chuí tóu sàng qì.Seeing the opposing team celebrate, they looked dejected.
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