How to Say "Disappointed" in Chinese

失望

shīwàng

The English word "disappointed" is translated into Chinese as 失望 (shīwàng). Wiktionary also lists 敗興 / 败兴 (bàixìng).

Meaning: defeated of hope or expectation (adj)

Ways to say it

“disappointed” in Chinese
Chinese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
失望	shīwàng
敗興 / 败兴	bàixìng

The term is used to describe being defeated of hope or expectation.

You may also encounter 敗興 / 败兴.

shīwàng

The character 望 in 失望 can mean 'to gaze' or 'to look far away'. This suggests that disappointment is the feeling of looking toward a horizon and finding nothing there.
In Chinese culture, expressing 失望 toward an elder or superior is often avoided to save 'face'. People may use more indirect phrases to signal disappointment without being confrontational.
The character 敗 in 敗興 also means 'to defeat' or 'to lose a battle'. This frames the loss of enjoyment as a military-style defeat of one's spirits.

讓我失望了。
It disappointed me.
This sentence is useful for showing that something or someone has disappointed you using 失望.
Tatoeba #5715203 by verdastelo9604, translation #3918555 by CH
我有一点失望。
I was mildly disappointed.
This sentence shows how to express being only mildly disappointed using 失望.
Tatoeba #924087 by jessie0422, translation #258650 by CK
你太让我失望了。
You've disappointed me a lot.
This sentence demonstrates how to express that someone has disappointed you significantly using 失望.
Tatoeba #1763042 by sadhen, translation #6373245 by ddnktr
我对考试成绩感到很失望。
I'm very disappointed with my exam result.
听到消息，他变得很沮丧。
He became very disappointed upon hearing the news.
这个消息真让人失望。
This news is really disappointing.
他的表演真令人失望。
His performance is really disappointing.
我对你的行为感到失望，因为我很信任你。
I'm disappointed in your actions because I trusted you.
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Xiao Wen and Zhi Qiang are talking about a cancelled concert.

晓雯 Xiaowen

演唱会取消了，我真的很失望。
Yǎnchànghuì qǔxiāo le, wǒ zhēnde hěn shīwàng.
The concert was cancelled, I am really disappointed.
志强 Zhiqiang

别难过了，晓雯。
Bié nánguò le, Xiǎowén.
Don't be sad, Xiao Wen.
晓雯 Xiaowen

我等了很久，真的很失望。
Wǒ děngle hěnjiǔ, zhēnde hěn shīwàng.
I waited for a long time, I am truly disappointed.
志强 Zhiqiang

我也很失望，但没关系。
Wǒ yě hěn shīwàng, dàn méiguānxi.
I am disappointed too, but it's okay.

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