# 垂头丧气 (chuítóusàngqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 垂头丧气 (chuítóusàngqì) means “dejected and crestfallen”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: dejected and crestfallen
- Pinyin: chuítóusàngqì (chui2 tou2 sang4 qi4)
- Traditional: 垂頭喪氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 输了比赛，他垂头丧气地走回家。
  Shū le bǐsài, tā chuítóu-sàngqì de zǒu huí jiā.
  After losing the match, he walked home dejectedly.

## Characters

- [垂](https://hanziro.com/word/chui-hang-down/) (chuí): to hang down; to droop
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top
- 丧 (sàng): to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/chui-tou-sang-qi-dejected-and-crestfallen/

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