低落
dī luò
Pinyin

Definition

低落
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dī luò
  1. downcast
  2. gloomy
  3. to decline

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低
dī
  1. 1 low
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 to lower (one's head)
  4. 4 to let droop
  5. 5 to hang down
  6. 6 to incline
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
落
là
  1. 1 to leave out
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. 4 to lag or fall behind
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner

Idioms (20)

一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

Sample Sentences

亲爱哒，今天情绪大大地低落，不知道是不是因为听了太多“鸡汤”故事的缘故。都说人最大的悲哀莫过于常怀能力无法企及的欲望，唉……
qīnàidā ，jīntiān qíngxù dàdà de dīluò ，bù zhīdào shìbushì yīnwèi tīng le tài duō “jītāng ”gùshi de yuángù 。dōu shuō rén zuìdà de bēiāi mòguòyú cháng huái nénglì wúfǎ qìjí de yùwàng ，ài ……
Bae, today my mood took a nosedive, I don't know if it's because I've heard too many "chicken-soup-for-the-soul" stories. They all say that the biggest tragedy for humans is that they often have ambitions that lie beyond their abilities, ah...
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怎么了，这两天看你一副愁眉苦脸的样子，情绪那么低落，出什么事了吗？
zěnmele ，zhèliǎngtiān kàn nǐ yī fù chóuméikǔliǎn de yàngzi ，qíngxù nàme dīluò ，chū shénme shì le ma ？
What's wrong? You've been looking miserable for the past couple of days. Why are you in such low spirits? Did something happen?
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萧亚轩看到旧爱柯震东落泪忏悔的画面，心情十分低落。
Xiāoyàxuān kàndào jiùài kēzhèndōng luòlèi chànhuǐ de huàmiàn ，xīnqíng shífēn dīluò 。
When Xiao Yaxuan saw the image of her ex Ke Zhendong repenting with tears, she felt extremely downcast.
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哎，上海的房价真是越来越高了，可叫我们平民百姓怎么活。有时想想自己奋斗三十年还不一定买得起房，就觉得很低落。
āi ，Shànghǎi de fángjià zhēnshì yuèláiyuègāo le ，kě jiào wǒmen píngmín bǎixìng zěnme huó 。yǒushí xiǎngxiang zìjǐ fèndòu sānshí nián hái bùyīdìng mǎideqǐ fáng ，jiù juéde hěn dīluò 。
Oh, housing prices in Shanghai are getting higher all the time. How can common folks like us go on living? Sometimes, I think that even if I worked like a dog for thirty years, I might not be able to afford a house. I get really down in the dumps.
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对！现在曹操军队里疾病流行，大部分士兵斗志低落！
duì ！xiànzài Cáo Cāo jūnduì lǐ jíbìng liúxíng ，dàbùfēn shìbīng dòuzhì dīluò ！
Yeah! There's contagious disease going around in Cao Cao's army now. Most of his soldiers don't have much fighting spirit.
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