No. 3,550 in Chinese
沮丧
"沮丧" means "disheartened" or "depressed."
In a sentence
他感到非常沮丧，因为考试没能通过。
He feels very frustrated because he failed the exam.
In this sentence, '沮丧' is used to describe someone's emotional state due to a specific event.
不要因为一次失败就沮丧不前，继续努力吧！
Don’t be discouraged by a single failure; keep working hard!
'沮丧' here conveys a feeling of discouragement or loss of hope, and it’s being cautioned against.
看到球队输了比赛，观众们情绪显得有些沮丧。
Seeing the team lose the game, the audience seemed a bit downcast.
This usage of '沮丧' reflects a collective emotional response to an unfavorable outcome.
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