绝
望

To despair in Chinese: 绝望 (jué wàng)

jué wàng

to despair

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 絕望1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to despair
  2. 2to give up all hope
  3. 3desperate
  4. 4desperation

Stroke order

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绝
望

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绝望

Simplified

絕望

Traditional

Example sentences

See 绝望 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 考试没通过让他感到十分绝望。

    kǎo shì méi tōng guò ràng tā gǎn dào shí fēn jué wàng。

    Failing the exam made him feel utterly desperate.

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Related words

绝

jué

to cut short

望

wàng

full moon

希望

xī wàng

to hope

拒绝

jù jué

to refuse

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

绝对

jué duì

absolute

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

愿望

yuàn wàng

desire

看望

kàn wàng

to pay a visit to

渴望

kě wàng

to thirst for

期望

qī wàng

to have expectations

望见

wàng jiàn

to espy

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