丧

sàng/sāng

to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)

Ancient forms

4 forms

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sàng as in 丧失 sang4

sāng as in 发丧 sang1

tā 他 wánquán 完全 sàngshī 丧失 le 了 néng 能 chénggōng 成功 de 的 xìnxīn 信心。

He had lost all faith in his ability to succeed.
zhè 这 cháng 场 bàozhà 爆炸 zhōng 中 yǒu 有 sān 三 rén 人 sàngshēng 丧生。

Three people were killed in the explosion.
wǒ 我 wèi 为 xiǎo 小 shìqing 事情 juéde 觉得 jǔsàng 沮丧。

I get depressed by the slightest things.
tā 她 érzi 儿子 zài 在 chēhuò 车祸 zhōng 中 sàngshēng 丧生。

Her son was killed in the accident.