失望

shī wàng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. disappointed
2. to lose hope
3. to despair

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Word relationships

Related words

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绝望

jué wàng

to despair

比“失望”程度更重，表示完全失去希望

Usage notes

Collocations

“失望”常与“感到”“觉得”搭配，如“感到失望”。

Common mistakes

“失望”后不可直接加宾语，不能说“我失望你”；应用“对……失望”。

Example Sentences

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他感到非常失望。

He feels very disappointed.

他的所作所为让我很失望。

His conduct disappointed me greatly.

他沒失望。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10341507)

你們失望嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10359277)

我失望了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 366507)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 失望

full moon

to lose

失望