绝望

絕望

juéwàng

verb HSK 5 #2,785

Meanings

Hope cut off - utter despair.

HSK 3

不要绝望，总会有办法的。

Bùyào juéwàng, zǒng huì yǒu bànfǎ de.

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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

她的眼神充满了绝望。

Tā de yǎnshén chōngmǎn le juéwàng.

Her eyes were filled with despair.

usage

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

绝 jué

望 wàng