Chinese Conversation · Level 57
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Chinese word
失落
Pronunciation
Pinyinshī luò
Meaning
- adjectivedisappointed
Example
考试没通过，我很失落。kǎo shì méi tōng guò wǒ hěn shī luò
I felt very disappointed when I didn't pass the exam.
More examples
听到批评后，他有些失落。tīng dào pī píng hòu tā yǒu xiē shī luò
After hearing the criticism, he felt a little disappointed.
Core concept
An inward sense of falling after hope or effort meets a setback.
Common phrases
感到失落gǎn dào shī luò
feel disappointed
显得失落xiǎn de shī luò
seem disappointed
有点失落yóu diǎn shī luò
feel a little disappointed
Similar words
失望shī wàng: Feeling disappointed when reality does not meet an expectation.
沮丧jǔ sàng: Feeling disheartened and less willing or able to act after a setback.
郁闷yù mèn: Feeling stifled and gloomy because an uneasy mood will not lift.
难过nán guò: Feeling sad and heavy-hearted because of a painful event.
Definition in Chinese
因未达到期望或遭遇挫折而感到心情低落、空虚和失望的状态。yīn wèi dá dào qī wàng huò zāo yù cuò zhé ér gǎn dào xīn qíng dī luò kōng xū hé shī wàng de zhuàng tài
Word origin
失落 (shīluò, "disappointed") is built from 失 (shī, "lose") and 落 (luò, "fall"), linking a lost expectation with the feeling of sinking afterward.
Usage tips
- 很失落 (hěn shīluò, "very disappointed") places an intensity word directly before the adjective, a common Chinese pattern for describing the strength of an emotional state.