ànránshénshāng

黯然神伤

Word · IdiomTraditional黯然神傷

to be despondent; to feel downcast and sorrowful

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to be downcast and sorrowful; to feel depressed and sad

literary

Describes 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.

Show 1 more example
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.