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绝望 (jué wàng): to despair

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to despair
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6

Full definitions

to despair
to give up all hope
desperate
desperation

Chinese explanation

因遇到严重困难或打击而完全失去希望，觉得没有任何办法和出路
形容极其失望、灰心，看不到转机和可能性。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

to cut short

HSK 6

full moon

Example sentences

He saw hope in the midst of despair.

Don't feel despair because of one failure.

Feelings of despair surged like a tide.

Even when faced with despair, we must not give up trying.

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