How to say “despair” in Chinese
despair, lose hope
“Despair” in Chinese is 绝望, jué wàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
绝望 is read jué wàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: to snap a thread. On the right, 色.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “绝望”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “despair” in Chinese?
“Despair” in Chinese is 绝望, pinyin juéwàng.
What does 绝望 mean?
绝望 (juéwàng) means “despair, lose hope”.
How do you write 绝望?
绝望 is 2 characters: 绝 (jué) — cut off; absolutely; 望 (wàng) — look afar; hope. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 绝望?
绝望 is read juéwàng. Tones: jué — second tone, wàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“despair” in the lesson “Mood and atmosphere”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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