丧
sàng
to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
a picture of 丧 → mourning and loss
The traditional form 喪 depicted weeping over the dead — grief made visible in strokes. From that scene of bereavement, the character extended to any deep, irreversible loss: courage, authority, even life itself.
他在比赛中失败后，完全丧失了信心。
tā zài bǐ sài zhōng shī bài hòu， wán quán sàng shī le xìn xīn。
after losing in the competition, he completely lost his confidence.
长期的压力让他渐渐丧失了对生活的热情。
cháng qī de yā lì ràng tā jiàn jiàn sàng shī le duì shēng huó de rè qíng。
prolonged pressure gradually made him lose his enthusiasm for life.
Words with 丧
道德沦丧
dào dé lún sàng
moral bankruptcy
颓丧
tuí sàng
dejected
凶丧
xiōng sāng
funeral arrangements
出丧
chū sāng
to hold a funeral procession
哭丧
kū sāng
to wail at a funeral
哭丧棒
kū sāng bàng
mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
哭丧脸
kū sang liǎn
long face; miserable look
哭丧着脸
kū sang zhe liǎn
to pull a long face
喜丧
xǐ sāng
peaceful death at a very advanced age
丧气话
sàng qì huà
demoralizing talk
丧乱
sāng luàn
tragic disaster
丧事
sāng shì
funeral arrangements