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怅然若失

chàng rán ruò shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to feel a profound sense of loss / to feel disconsolate
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

悵然若失 怅然若失 [chang4 ran2 ruo4 shi1] /(idiom) to feel a profound sense of loss; to feel disconsolate/

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Other forms in these source records: 悵然若失

  • 怅
    chàng

    regretful / upset / despairing / depressed

  • 然
    rán

    correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

  • 若
    rě

    used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]

    ruò

    to seem / like / as / if

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.