WordTaiwan frequency #22,004
垂頭喪氣
ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ
“dejected; discouraged; with head bowed in despair; looking utterly defeated and demoralized”
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垂
ㄔㄨㄟˊ
To hang down; droop; bend down; hand down or bequeath; nearly or almost; to approach; about to approach.
頭
ㄊㄡˊ
The top part of the body; hair; a leader or boss; the beginning or end of something; a suffix for nouns, verbs, adjectives, or location words.
喪
ㄙㄤˋ
funeral rites; mourning; to lose something abstract like courage or life; to die; discouraged; a corpse
氣
ㄑㄧˋ
gas; air; vapor; breath; vital energy; spirit; mood; manner; to annoy; to get angry
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 空氣ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋair; the gaseous mixture surrounding Earth, mainly nitrogen and oxygen; atmosphere; mood or ambiance of a situation; unconfirmed rumors or public talk.
- 氣氛ㄑㄧˋ ㄈㄣatmosphere; mood; the prevailing feeling or tone in a place or situation.
- 天氣ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋweather; atmospheric conditions at a given time and place; (archaic) omen of fate; (literary) a moment in time.
- 鏡頭ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊcamera lens; a shot or scene in a film or video; the basic unit of a movie.
- 生氣ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness; in Taiwan also: the state of living things growing and developing; the vital energy of the living; vigor and lively spirit
- 頭髮ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄚˇhair on the head; human head hair.
- 石頭ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡa hard, solid mineral material; a rock or stone; a pebble or cobble
- 氣候ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋclimate; prevailing conditions in human affairs; a period; time; season; ability, level of skill
- 街頭ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄡˊstreet; the street; on the street; street scene; street life; urban public space
- 勇氣ㄩㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋcourage; bravery; the spirit to face fear or difficulty without hesitation.
- 回頭ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊto turn one's head; to look back; later; by and back; to return to a previous state; to repent; a reply
- 念頭ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡa thought or idea that comes to mind; an intention or plan one is considering.