lose heart; be discouraged
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to feel dejected or downcast
Describes a state of low morale due to setbacks or failures. Often used in set phrases.
Tā他
chuí垂
tóu头
sàng丧
qì气
de地
zǒu走
chū出
le了
kǎo考
chǎng场
。
He walked out of the exam hall with his head hanging in dejection.
Shī失
bài败
le了
yě也
bù不
yào要
sàng丧
qì气
，
chóng重
xīn新
zài再
lái来
。
Don't be discouraged by failure; start over again.
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Kàn看
tā他
nà那
fù副
sàng丧
qì气
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
shì事
qing情
méi没
bàn办
chéng成
。
You could tell from his dejected look that things hadn't worked out.