绝望

jué wàng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 希望 xī wàng 希望 xī wàng to wish for “希望”表示心里想着达到某种目的或出现某种情况，与“绝望”相反。: to wish for

Related words

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• 失望 shī wàng 失望 shī wàng disappointed “失望”表示感到没有希望，程度较轻，如“我对他的表现感到失望”。“绝望”程度更深，表示完全放弃希望。: disappointed

Synonyms

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• 无望 wú wàng 无望 wú wàng without hope “无望”也表示没有希望，与“绝望”意义接近，但“无望”更常用于客观描述没有希望的可能性，如“这件事成功无望”。: without hope

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“感到”、“陷入”等动词搭配，如“感到绝望”、“陷入绝望”。

Common mistakes

“绝望”通常不直接带宾语，不能说“我绝望他”，应说“我对他感到绝望”。

Example Sentences

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考试没通过，他感到 绝望 。

He felt desperate after failing the exam.

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Words Containing 绝望

• 绝望的境地 绝望的境地 jué wàng de jìng dì: desperate straits

Child Words of 绝望

• 望 望 wàng: full moon
• 绝 绝 jué: to cut short