失望 shīwàng disappointed
disappointed; lose hope
How to remember 失望: 失 to lose + 望 gaze = disappointed.
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How it is used
- Disappointed / to lose hope - 我对结果很失望 (wǒ duì jiéguǒ hěn shīwàng) I'm disappointed with the result; 让人失望 (ràng rén shīwàng) let people down.
- Frame 对…失望 (duì… shīwàng) be disappointed in/with. Literally 'lose (失) hope (望)'.
- Contrast 绝望 (juéwàng, despair, far stronger) and 伤心 (shāngxīn, sad/hurt): 失望 is the letdown when reality falls short of hopes.
Example sentences
- 不要失望。 Búyào shīwàng.Don't be disappointed.
- 别让我失望。 Bié ràng wǒ shīwàng.Don't let me down.
- 对不起让你失望了。 Duìbuqǐ ràng nǐ shīwàng le.I'm sorry to have disappointed you.