Chinese Word: 沮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

沮HSK 6

Pinyin: jǔ

English Definition: to destroy; to stop

Chinese Definition:
①阻止：沮遏。
②坏，败坏：沮丧(sàng)(失意，懊丧)。色沮。力竭功沮。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic: 且 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 且 [ qiě ] moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

Similar Characters: 诅伹

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沮丧	jǔ sàng	dispirited; dejected; dismayed	HSK 6
憔悴沮丧	qiáo cuì jǔ sàng	woebegone (idiom)
疲劳沮丧	pí láo jǔ sàng	to be reduced to a tired and demoralized state (idiom)	HSK 6
心丧气沮	xīn sàng qì jǔ	The heart mourns and the spirit droops. (idiom)

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1		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.
2		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.
3		tā 他 bèi 被 piàn 骗 le 了 1000 yuán 元 qián 钱， gǎn dào 感到 fēi cháng 非常 jǔ sàng 沮丧。 He was cheated out of 1000 yuan and felt very frustrated.
4		wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 jǔ sàng 沮丧， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 qǔ dé 取得 rèn hé 任何 jìn zhǎn 进展。 I feel very frustrated because I haven't made any progress.
5		lǎo bǎn 老板 jīng cháng 经常 pī píng 批评 wǒ men 我们 de 的 gōng zuò 工作， zhè 这 ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 jǔ sàng 沮丧。 The boss often criticizes our work, which makes us feel very discouraged.

1		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.
2		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.
3		tā 他 bèi 被 piàn 骗 le 了 1000 yuán 元 qián 钱， gǎn dào 感到 fēi cháng 非常 jǔ sàng 沮丧。 He was cheated out of 1000 yuan and felt very frustrated.
4		wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 jǔ sàng 沮丧， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 qǔ dé 取得 rèn hé 任何 jìn zhǎn 进展。 I feel very frustrated because I haven't made any progress.
5		lǎo bǎn 老板 jīng cháng 经常 pī píng 批评 wǒ men 我们 de 的 gōng zuò 工作， zhè 这 ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 jǔ sàng 沮丧。 The boss often criticizes our work, which makes us feel very discouraged.