悲观 (bēiguān) — pessimistic

Characters in this word

Strokes: 12
Radical: 心 — heart
Made of: 非 not, negative, non- 心 heart
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 6
Radical: 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of: 又 and, also, again, in addition 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built: Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

面对经济压力，他并没有变得悲观，而是重新调整了计划。 Miànduì jīngjì yālì, tā bìng méiyǒu biàn de bēiguān, érshì chóngxīn tiáozhěng le jìhuà. Faced with economic pressure, he did not become pessimistic, but instead adjusted his plan again.
别太悲观，事情也许没有那么糟。 Bié tài bēiguān, shìqing yěxǔ méiyǒu nàme zāo. Don't be too pessimistic; things may not be that bad.
他对考试的结果很悲观，觉得自己一定考不好。 Tā duì kǎoshì de jiéguǒ hěn bēiguān, juéde zìjǐ yídìng kǎo bù hǎo. He is very pessimistic about the exam result and feels sure he will do badly.