Writing
绝望 (jué wàng) — how to say "despair" in Chinese
绝望
Despair, hopelessness
verb
Character composition
绝
to cut off, absolutely
望
to look, to hope
Radicals / Keys
月
Moon
#74 · yuè · 4 strokes
糸
Silk
#120 · mì · 6 strokes
Collocations
感到绝望
gǎn dào jué wàng
feel despair
陷入绝望
xiàn rù jué wàng
fall into despair
Examples
在那种情况下，任何人都可能感到绝望。
In that situation, anyone could feel despair.
他感到绝望。
He felt despair.
Frequently asked questions
Despair meaning in Chinese
"despair" in Chinese is 绝望 (jué wàng).
绝望 meaning in English
绝望 (jué wàng) means "Despair, hopelessness".
How is 绝望 pronounced?
It is pronounced jué wàng (written as jue wang, juewang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for despair
It is written 绝望: 绝 has 9 strokes, 望 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 绝望?
绝望 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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