失望
shī wàng
Pinyin

Definition

失望
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shī wàng
  1. disappointed
  2. to lose hope
  3. to despair

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失去
shī qù
  1. 1 to lose
失眠
shī mián
  1. 1 to suffer from insomnia
希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
丢失
diū shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 lost
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
丧失
sàng shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to forfeit
失
shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to miss
  3. 3 to fail
失地
shī dì
  1. 1 to lose land
  2. 2 dispossessed
失意
shī yì
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 frustrated
失恋
shī liàn
  1. 1 to lose one's love
  2. 2 to break up (in a romantic relationship)
  3. 3 to feel jilted
失控
shī kòng
  1. 1 to go out of control
失败
shī bài
  1. 1 to be defeated
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4 failure
  5. 5 defeat
  6. 6 CL:次[cì]
失败者
shī bài zhě
  1. 1 loser
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair
失业
shī yè
  1. 1 unemployment
  2. 2 to lose one's job
失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
失误
shī wù
  1. 1 lapse
  2. 2 mistake
  3. 3 to make a mistake
  4. 4 fault
  5. 5 service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
失调
shī diào
  1. 1 out of tune (music)
失踪
shī zōng
  1. 1 to be missing
  2. 2 to disappear
  3. 3 unaccounted for
奢望
shē wàng
  1. 1 an extravagant hope
  2. 2 to have excessive expectations

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
  1. 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Sample Sentences

哈哈！跟你开个玩笑，我们北京烤鸭可是享誉全球的名菜，绝不会叫你失望的，来，我们加个微信吧！我可是北京吃货。
hāhā ！gēn nǐ kāi gè wánxiào ，wǒmen Běijīng kǎoyā kěshì xiǎngyù quánqiú de míngcài ，juébùhuì jiào nǐ shīwàng de ，lái ，wǒmen jiā gè wēixìn ba ！wǒ kěshì Běijīng chīhuò 。
Haha! I'm just messing with you. Our Beijing duck is a world renowned dish, you absolutely will not be disappointed. Come, let's add each other on WeChat. I'm quite the Beijing foodie.
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刚开始那会儿，他父母多么失望啊，家庭矛盾不断升级，害得我都不好意思去他家做客了。
gāng kāishǐ nà huìr5 ，tā fùmǔ duōme shīwàng ā ，jiātíng máodùn bùduàn shēngjí ，hài de wǒ dōu bùhǎoyìsi qù tā jiā zuòkè le 。
Back at the start, his parents were so disappointed and there were more and more disagreements at home, so much so that I felt embarrassed to go to their house as a guest.
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这么赤裸裸的打击人，你看啊，最近离婚率那么高，男人又都爱找网红脸小三，特肤浅，我对男人失望至极。
zhème chìluǒluǒ de dǎjī rén ，nǐ kàn ā ，zuìjìn líhūn lǜ nàme gāo ，nánrén yòu dōu ài zhǎo wǎnghóng liǎn xiǎosān ，tè fūqiǎn ，wǒ duì nánrén shīwàng zhìjí 。
Such a blatant personal attack. Look how high the divorce rate has been recently and guys always look to cheat with mistresses with the faces of internet celebrities, it's so superficial. I'm really disappointed with men.
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连个国民住宅都盖不起来，令人失望。
lián gè guómín zhùzhái dōu gài bù qǐlái ，lìng rén shīwàng 。
They can't even build a single council house, it's really disappointing.
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对这两个候选人我都没有偏见，但是上次看了他们的政见发表会后，难免有一点失望。
duì zhè liǎng gè hòuxuǎnrén wǒ dōu méiyǒu piānjiàn ，dànshì shàngcì kàn le tāmen de zhèngjiàn fābiǎohuì hòu ，nánmiǎn yǒu yī diǎn shīwàng 。
I don't have any preference for either candidate, but after seeing the last election debate, how could I not be a little disappointed.
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你这个人太不讲道理了。太让我失望了。
nǐ zhè ge rén tài bù jiǎngdàolǐ le 。tài ràng wǒ shīwàng le 。
You not speaking sensibly. You're really disappointing me.
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你更让我失望。我们努力工作了八年，我们得到了什么？
nǐ gèng ràng wǒ shīwàng 。wǒmen nǔlì gōngzuò le bā nián ，wǒmen dédào le shénme ？
You're disappointing me even more. We've worked hard here for eight years and what do we get?
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还不错，就是没人跟我说中文，有点儿失望。
hái bùcuò ，jiùshì méirén gēn wǒ shuō Zhōngwén ，yǒudiǎnr shīwàng 。
It's not bad. It's just that nobody will speak Chinese with me, so I'm a little disappointed.
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小蝌蚪很失望。突然，它们听见一只青蛙在呱呱呱叫。
xiǎokēdǒu hěn shīwàng 。tūrán ，tāmen tīngjiàn yī zhī qīngwā zài guāguāguā jiào 。
The little tadpoles were very disappointed. Suddenly, they saw a frog going 'ribbit ribbit'.
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你的表现令我很失望。
nǐ de biǎoxiàn lìng wǒ hěn shīwàng 。
Your performance makes me very disappointed.
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