绝望 juéwàng to despair
to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
How to remember 绝望: 绝 cut + 望 gaze = to despair.
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How it is used
- To despair / lose all hope - 感到绝望 (gǎndào juéwàng) feel despair, 绝望的眼神 (juéwàng de yǎnshén) a look of hopelessness.
- The total loss of hope, stronger than 失望 (shīwàng, disappointment) - 绝 (cut off) marks that hope is gone entirely.
- Emotional, literary register.