失望
shīwàng
to be disappointed
Part of speech · verb / adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 考试没考好,我很失望。I did poorly on the exam and feel very disappointed.
- 请不要让父母失望。Please do not let your parents down.
Collocations
很失望感到失望让人失望对…失望
Mnemonic
失 shī "to lose" + 望 wàng "hope": losing one's hope. The opposite arc of 希望 (hope).
Related
希望绝望难过望
Quick check
In 对他很失望, what does 对 do?