绝望 (juéwàng): meaning and examples | Speak Chinese

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juéwàng

HSK level: HSK 6
Part of speech: Verb, Noun

Meanings

despair; to lose all hope

Examples and explanations

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Characters

绝
juéto cut off; break off (original meaning: to cut threads); unique; exceptional; unparalleled
望
wàngto look into the distance or gaze far away; to visit or look after someone (extended meaning: care or regard)