失望 shī wàng
“disappointed; to lose hope; to despair”
adjective, adjective / noun, adverbial adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
失望 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1654: 失望 shīwàng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动、形). PDF page 121
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 失望
失望 means "disappointed" or "to be disappointed"; it describes a person's feeling and often appears in patterns like 对……(感到)失望 and 让人失望. It can be used with 很.
例句Example sentences
- 我对这次考试的成绩很失望。wǒ duì zhè cì kǎo shì de chéng jì hěn shī wàng.I am very disappointed with the result of this exam.
- 他没有来，大家都很失望。tā méi yǒu lái, dà jiā dōu hěn shī wàng.He didn't come, and everyone was disappointed.
- 别失望，下次还有机会。bié shī wàng, xià cì hái yǒu jī huì.Don't be disappointed; there's still a chance next time.