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绝望 juéwàng

绝望 juéwàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 绝望 juéwàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
juéwàng | jue2 wang4
English translation
to despair
to give up all hope
desperate
desperation

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Traditional form

絕望

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 绝望 juéwàng

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jué

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of jué .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟色

Number of Strokes

9
wàng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon ( yuè ). wáng is a sound component that was added later.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰亡月王

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 绝望 juéwàng

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安东妮亚 de 眼睛 yǎnjing 无力 wú lì ér 绝望 juéwàng de Xiàng zhāo 招呼 zhāo hu .

Antonia's eyes beckoned him faintly, hopelessly.

我要克服 kèfú 所有 suǒyǒu de 软弱 ruǎn ruò 绝望 juéwàng 恐惧 kǒngjù

I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.

ā 有时 yǒu shí huì 感到 gǎn dào 绝望 juéwàng ,”假装 jiǎzhuāng 悲伤地 shuì

"Oh, I despair sometimes," he says in mock sorrow.

琼对整件事情 shìqing 彻底 chèdǐ 绝望 juéwàng le

Jean was thoroughly cheesed off by the whole affair.

dāng de 精力 jīnglì 耗尽 hào jìn shí 他的绝望 juéwàng 担心 dānxīn 增加 zēngjiā le

As his energy drained away, his despair and worry grew.

绝望 juéwàng Decomposition

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绝望 juéwàng Compounds

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