wàng

望

to expect, to hope, to look forward to

HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 望

希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
愿望 yuàn wàng desire; wish HSK 3
失望 shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope HSK 4
看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to; to see (sb) HSK 4
渴望 kě wàng to thirst for; to long for HSK 5
期望 qī wàng to have expectations; to earnestly hope HSK 5
绝望 jué wàng to despair; to give up all hope HSK 5
盼望 pàn wàng to hope for; to look forward to HSK 6
望见 wàng jiàn to espy; to spot HSK 6
欲望 yù wàng desire; longing; appetite; craving HSK 7–9
指望 zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7–9
望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars; telescope HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 我希望周末不下雨。 I hope it doesn't rain this weekend. Lesson 20
  • 我真希望明天下雪! I really hope it snows tomorrow! Lesson 20
  • 我希望爸爸明天看见礼物会很高兴。 I hope Dad will be happy when he sees the gifts tomorrow. 送给爸爸的礼物
  • 我希望明天是晴天,我们可以走路去公园。 I hope tomorrow will be sunny so we can walk to the park. 慢一点儿
  • 好啊!我希望明年可以去上海看看。 Great! I hope I can go and see Shanghai next year. 你去过哪儿

Character facts

Radical
月 moon; month
Parts
亡 + 月 + 王
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+671B

Ideographic: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation