垂头丧气

• Pinyin: chuí tóu sàng qì
• Desglose de hanzi: 垂 = 千 + 土 (to hang down); 头 = 大 + 一 (head); 丧 = 亡 + 衣 (to lose); 气 = air/spirit

Significado

Desanimado; abatido; cabizbajo.

A vivid idiom depicting physical posture reflecting emotional defeat. Used when someone appears visibly discouraged after failure, rejection, or disappointment. The imagery evokes a person with drooping head and deflated spirit.

Ejemplos

1. 他面试失败后垂头丧气地回到家，连饭都不想吃。
2. 球队输了决赛，队员们一个个垂头丧气地走出球场。
3. 别因为一次挫折就垂头丧气的，失败是成功之母嘛。

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday, emotional

Tono: sympathetic

Correcto

• 看他垂头丧气的样子，肯定是又被老板批评了。(Seeing him looking so dejected, he must have been criticized by the boss again.)
• 考试没考好不要垂头丧气，下次再努力就好了。(Don't be dejected about not doing well on the exam; just try harder next time.)

Incorrecto

• 他垂头丧气地笑着庆祝 (Don't combine with positive emotions — the idiom specifically describes dejection, not celebration)

Origen e historia

Classical idiom formed from 垂头 (hanging head) and 丧气 (losing spirit/energy). The combination paints a picture of complete dejection visible in one's demeanor.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal