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HSK
5

despair

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jue2wang4 juéwàng

Meaning


Primary

despair

Alternatives

to despair

Mnemonic


絕望 Despair is what happens when you are 絕 cut off from being able 望 to expect anything good will happen.

Usage


他 感到 絕望 了。

He felt despair.

在 絕望 中, 她 找到 了 希望。

In the midst of despair, she found hope.

我們 不能 絕望。

We must not despair.