Definition
无望 is a stative verb primarily meaning 'hopeless' — describing a situation with no chance of a positive outcome. Less commonly, in literary or set phrases, it can mean 'unexpected' or 'unforeseen', as in 无望之灾 (an unforeseen disaster).
s.v.
hopeless(literary) unexpectedunforeseen
Examples
- 无望。Zhège xiàngmù de chénggōng kànlái yǐjīng wú wàng le.The success of this project seems hopeless already.
- ，无望。Tā nǔlì le hěn jiǔ, dàn zuìzhōng háishì wú wàng.He tried for a long time, but in the end it was hopeless.
- 无望。Nà cì wú wàng zhī zāi chèdǐ gǎibiàn le tāmen de mìngyùn.That unforeseen disaster completely changed their fate.
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