失望

shīwàng

Traditional: 失望

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Translation

to be disappointed, disappointment

Word origin

A compound of 失 (shī, to lose) and 望 (wàng, hope or to look toward). To lose one's hope is to be disappointed.

Origin
compound
Root
失 (shī, to lose) + 望 (wàng, hope)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 失

Stroke order for 望

Examples

I am disappointed with the result.

Do not let your parents down.

This film disappointed me a lot.

yáoyáo

He shook his head in disappointment.

I do not want to see you looking disappointed.

失望 (shī wàng) means to be disappointed or disappointment. It describes the feeling when hopes are not met.

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This word is part of lesson 25.