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chuí 垂 tóu 头 sàng 丧 qì 气

垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì

crestfallen; dejected with one's head hanging

Literally: droop head lose spirit

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Origin

From Han Yu's Tang-dynasty essay 'Farewell to Poverty', where the ghost of poverty makes the author 'hang his head and lose heart'.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; negative. Often 垂头丧气地回家 or 别垂头丧气.

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  1. 比赛输了，队员们垂头丧气地走出了体育馆。
    Bǐsài shū le, duìyuánmen chuí tóu sàng qì de zǒuchū le tǐyùguǎn.
    Having lost the match, the players trudged out of the gym crestfallen.
    match lose (particle), team-members droop head lose spirit (particle) walk-out (particle) gymnasium
  2. 一次失败没什么，别垂头丧气的。
    Yī cì shībài méi shénme, bié chuí tóu sàng qì de.
    One failure is nothing; don't be so dejected.
    one time failure not anything, don't droop head lose spirit (particle)

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