大失所望

dàshī-suǒwàng

idiom #26,427

Meanings

1 greatly disappointed
2 to be bitterly let down

Characters

to lose; to fail

what; that which

to hope; to expect; to look toward

Examples

HSK 4

结果出来后，他大失所望。

Jiéguǒ chūlái hòu, tā dàshī-suǒwàng.

When the results came out, he was greatly disappointed.

HSK 6

电影效果和宣传相差甚远，观众大失所望。

Diànyǐng xiàoguǒ hé xuānchuán xiāngchà shèn yuǎn, guānzhòng dàshī-suǒwàng.

The film fell far short of its promotion, leaving the audience greatly disappointed.

Tips

memory

大 (greatly) + 失 (to lose) + 所望 (what was hoped for) = greatly losing what was hoped for. The image of losing your hopes captures the meaning perfectly.

Stroke Order

大 dà

失 shī

所 suǒ

望 wàng