失望shī wàngdisappointed

1. 1.

   disappointedadjective

2. 2.

   to lose hopeverb

• 失to lose
• 望to hope

失望 can follow 很 like an adjective, and 让 + Person + 失望 means to let someone down.

1. HSK 6

   他很失望。

   Tā hěn shīwàng.

   He is very disappointed.

2. HSK 6

   别让妈妈失望。

   Bié ràng māma shīwàng.

   Don't let Mom down.

3. HSK 6

   我对这个电影很失望。

   Wǒ duì zhège diànyǐng hěn shīwàng.

   I'm very disappointed in this movie.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   昨天的电影怎么样？

   Zuótiān de diànyǐng zěnmeyàng?

   How was yesterday's movie?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我很失望，一点儿也不好看。

   Wǒ hěn shīwàng, yìdiǎnr yě bù hǎokàn.

   I was very disappointed; it wasn't good at all.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我不去看了。

   Nà wǒ bú qù kàn le.

   Then I won't go see it.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对，别去了。

   Duì, bié qù le.

   Right, don't go.

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Related words

• 失去shī qùto loseHSK 4
• 失败shī bàito fail (e.g. experiments)HSK 4
• 希望xī wàngto hopeHSK 2
• 不够bú gòunot enough; insufficient; inadequateHSK 4
• 严重yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; criticalHSK 4
• 乱luànin confusion or disorderHSK 4

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