Chinese Word: 丧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

丧 (Trad.: 喪)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 一

Pictographic:Simplified form of 喪; to cry 哭 over the dead 亡

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- 亡 [ wáng ] death, destruction; to lose; to perish

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Pinyin: sāng

English Definition:mourning; funeral; (old) corpse

Chinese Definition:
①跟死了人有关的事：丧事。丧礼。丧亡。丧假。丧乱。治丧。吊丧。

Example Words:

丧事	sāng shì	funeral arrangements
丧葬	sāng zàng	funeral; burial
发丧	fā sāng	to hold a funeral
丧礼	sāng lǐ	funeral
治丧	zhì sāng	to prepare for a funeral

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Pinyin: sàng

English Definition:to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged

Chinese Definition:
①丢掉，失去：丧失。丧生。丧偶。丧胆。丧气(不吉利，倒霉。“气”读轻声)。颓丧(情绪低落，精神委靡)。懊丧。沮丧。丧权辱国。丧尽天良(良心全部失去了)。

Example Words:

丧失HSK 6	sàng shī	to lose; to forfeit
沮丧HSK 6	jǔ sàng	dispirited; dejected; dismayed
丧生	sàng shēng	to die; to lose one's life
丧气	sàng qì	to feel disheartened
垂头丧气	chuí tóu sàng qì	hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen

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Example Sentences

1		tā 他 sàng shī 丧失 le 了 xìn xīn 信心。 He has lost confidence.
2		tā 她 róng yì 容易 shòu dào 受到 pī píng 批评 ér 而 gǎn dào 感到 jǔ sàng 沮丧。 She is easily criticized and feels depressed.
3		wǒ men 我们 bù néng 不能 sàng shī 丧失 duì 对 wèi lái 未来 de 的 xī wàng 希望。 We cannot give up hope for the future.
4		tā 她 de 的 shī wù 失误 dǎo zhì 导致 le 了 sàng shī 丧失 yí cì 一次 jī huì 机会。 Her mistake led to the loss of an opportunity.
5		wǒ 我 zài 在 gǎn dào 感到 jǔ sàng 沮丧 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 tīng 听 zhè 这 shǒu 首 gē 歌。 I always listen to this song when I'm feeling down.

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1		tā 他 sàng shī 丧失 le 了 xìn xīn 信心。 He has lost confidence.
2		tā 她 róng yì 容易 shòu dào 受到 pī píng 批评 ér 而 gǎn dào 感到 jǔ sàng 沮丧。 She is easily criticized and feels depressed.
3		wǒ men 我们 bù néng 不能 sàng shī 丧失 duì 对 wèi lái 未来 de 的 xī wàng 希望。 We cannot give up hope for the future.
4		tā 她 de 的 shī wù 失误 dǎo zhì 导致 le 了 sàng shī 丧失 yí cì 一次 jī huì 机会。 Her mistake led to the loss of an opportunity.
5		wǒ 我 zài 在 gǎn dào 感到 jǔ sàng 沮丧 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 tīng 听 zhè 这 shǒu 首 gē 歌。 I always listen to this song when I'm feeling down.

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