绝望

絕望

juéwàng

verb/adjective/noun HSK 5 #2,785

Meanings

Hope cut off — utter despair.

不要绝望，总会有办法的。

Bùyào juéwàng, zǒnghuì yǒu bànfǎ de.

Don't despair, there's always a way.

他陷入了绝望之中。

Tā xiànrù le juéwàng zhīzhōng.

He fell into despair.

她的眼神充满了绝望。

Tā de yǎnshén chōngmǎn le juéwàng.

Her eyes were filled with despair.

在最绝望的时候，他没有放弃。

Zài zuì juéwàng de shíhòu, tā méiyǒu fàngqì.

At the most desperate moment, he didn't give up.

usage

绝望 is a strong word — complete loss of hope. For milder expressions: 失望 (shīwàng, disappointed), 灰心 (huīxīn, discouraged).

绝 jué

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