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惆怅若失
chóu​chàng​ruò​shī

despondent

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 惆怅 惆悵 chóu​chàng
    disconsolate
    sad and disappointed; feeling melancholy or frustrated due to a loss or missed opportunity
  2. 若 ruò adjectiveadverb
    to seem
    to seem; to appear to; to be like; to look as if
  3. 失 shī verb
    to fail to achieve
    (bound form) to fail to meet a goal or desire; to be disappointed (as in 失望 shī​wàng or 失意 shī​yì)