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失望 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shī wàng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
失望表示因为没达到期待而难过。
shī wàng biǎo shì yīn wèi méi dá dào qī dài ér nán guò。
Disappointed means sad because expectations were not met.
Context note
失望常用于结果、消息和表现。
shī wàng cháng yòng yú jié guǒ 、 xiāo xī hé biǎo xiàn。
Disappointed often appears with results, news, and performance.
5 examples
他很失望。
tā hěn shī wàng。
He is very disappointed.
我对结果有点失望。
wǒ duì jié guǒ yǒu diǎn shī wàng。
I am a little disappointed with the result.
不要让妈妈失望。
bú yào ràng mā ma shī wàng。
Do not disappoint mom.
她听后很失望。
tā tīng hòu hěn shī wàng。
She was disappointed after hearing it.
失望的时候要继续努力。
shī wàng de shí hòu yào jì xù nǔ lì。
When disappointed, keep working hard.
5 mini stories
他没考好，心里很失望。
tā méi kǎo hǎo， xīn lǐ hěn shī wàng。
He did not do well on the exam and felt disappointed.
大家都来了，只有他没来，让我有点失望。
dà jiā dōu lái le， zhǐ yǒu tā méi lái， ràng wǒ yǒu diǎn shī wàng。
Everyone came except him, which made me a little disappointed.
她虽然失望，但还是继续练习。
tā suī rán shī wàng， dàn hái shì jì xù liàn xí。
Although disappointed, she kept practicing.
这个消息让很多人失望。
zhè ge xiāo xī ràng hěn duō rén shī wàng。
This news disappointed many people.
不要因为一次失望就放弃。
bú yào yīn wèi yí cì shī wàng jiù fàng qì。
Do not give up because of one disappointment.