to be despondent; to feel downcast and sorrowful
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be downcast and sorrowful; to feel depressed and sad
literaryDescribes a deep sense of melancholy and dejection, often triggered by disappointment, loss, or loneliness. It is a literary expression, more common in written Chinese.
Kàn看
dào到
wǎng往
rì日
de的
hé合
yǐng影
,
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
àn黯
rán然
shén神
shāng伤
。
Seeing the old photographs, he couldn't help but feel downcast and sorrowful.
Shì事
yè业
shī失
bài败
hòu后
,
tā他
zhěng整
rì日
dú独
zì自
zài在
jiā家
,
àn黯
rán然
shén神
shāng伤
。
After his career failure, he stayed home alone all day, feeling despondent.
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Tí提
qǐ起
nà那
duàn段
shì逝
qù去
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
,
tā她
zǒng总
shì是
àn黯
rán然
shén神
shāng伤
。
Whenever she mentions that past relationship, she always becomes downhearted and sad.