Chinese

失望

/ʂɻ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
to lose hope; to be disappointed
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese失 “to lose; to lose track of; to mislay”
    • ideaChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • ideaChinese乙 “The second of the ten heavenly stems (天干 (tiāngān))”
  • characterChinese望 “to see; to watch (especially from a distance)”
    • ideaChinese臣 “slave; servant; captive”
    • soundChinese亡 “to run away; to flee; to escape”
    • ideaChinese𡈼 “original form of 挺 (tǐng)”
    • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”

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