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title: "Juewang Meaning: 绝望 (juéwàng) Means “to despair”"
description: "绝望 (traditional 絕望, juéwàng) means “to despair; desperation; despair”. Hear its tones, see what 绝 and 望 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juewang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 绝望 mean?

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绝望 juéwàng

## to despair; desperation; despair

## Its characters

1. 绝 jué exhausted
2. 望 wàng to look

## In a sentence

别绝望，事情总会好起来的。 Don't despair, things will get better.

[More about 绝望](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%9D%E6%9C%9B)

## More words with 绝 or 望

- [杜绝 dùjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujue)
- [绝对 juéduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juedui)
- [绝绝子 juéjuézi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juejuezi)
- [绝了 juéle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juele)
- [拒绝 jùjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jujue)
- [看望 kànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanwang)
- [渴望 kěwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kewang)
- [盼望 pànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panwang)
- [期望 qīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwang)
- [失望 shīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwang)

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