失意
shī yì
Pinyin

Definition

失意
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shī yì
  1. disappointed
  2. frustrated

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

任意
rèn yì
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 arbitrary
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 at random
创意
chuàng yì
  1. 1 creative
  2. 2 creativity
失去
shī qù
  1. 1 to lose
失败
shī bài
  1. 1 to be defeated
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4 failure
  5. 5 defeat
  6. 6 classifier: 次 cì
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

Sample Sentences

生活失意在所难免呀，不忘初心就行了，何必在乎一时的得失。
shēnghuó shīyì zàisuǒ nánmiǎn ya ，bùwàng chūxīn jiù xíng le ，hébì zàihu yīshí de déshī 。
Disappointments are unavoidable in life, just don't forget your original intention. Why get caught up temporary successes or failures.
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我记得一个香港女作家说义气应该是温暖人心的。在你失意的时候，有双肩膀让你依靠、有双耳朵来聆听你说话。
wǒ jìde yī ge Xiānggǎng nǚ zuòjiā shuō yìqi yīnggāi shì wēnnuǎn rénxīn de 。zài nǐ shīyì deshíhou ，yǒu shuāng jiānbǎng ràng nǐ yīkào 、yǒu shuāng ěrduo lái língtīng nǐ shuōhuà 。
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