Chinese Word: 望 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

望 (Trad.: 朢)HSK 2

Pinyin: wàng

English Definition: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望

Chinese Definition:
①看，往远处看：望见。眺望。张望。望尘莫及(喻远远落后)。望风捕影。
②拜访：看望。拜望。探望。
③希图，盼：期望。欲望。喜出望外。
④人所敬仰的，有名的：望族。名望。声望。威望。
⑤向，朝着：望东走。
⑥月圆，农历每月十五日前后：望日。
⑦埋怨，责备：怨望。
⑧姓氏。

Synonym: 看

Antonyms: 朔

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 月

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

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 亡 [ wáng ] death, destruction; to lose; to perish
  - 月 [ yuè ] moon; month
- 王 [ wáng ] king, ruler; royal; surname

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Example Words

希望	xī wàng	to wish for; to desire; hope; Classifiers: 个	HSK 2
愿望	yuàn wàng	desire; wish	HSK 5
渴望	kě wàng	to thirst for; to long for	HSK 6
失望	shī wàng	disappointed; to lose hope; to despair	HSK 4
看望	kàn wàng	to visit; to pay a call to	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 wàng 望 xiàng 向 tā 他 páng biān 旁边 fàng 放 zhe 着 de 的 nà 那 zhāng 张 bào zhǐ 报纸。 We both looked down at the newspaper beside him.
2		tā 她 wàng 望 zhe 着 wǒ 我， nán dào 难道 zhè 这 bù 不 shì 是 yǐ 已 hěn 很 liǎo bù qǐ 了不起 ma 吗？ She looked at me; was not that immense?
3		wǒ 我 wàng 望 zhe 着 wǒ 我 de 的 péng yǒu 朋友， huí dá 回答 tā 她 de 的 wèn tí 问题。 I look at my friend and answer her question.
4		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 nà lǐ 那里 wàng 望 zhe 着 nà 那 jǐng sè 景色 chū 出 shén 神。 He stood entranced of the sight.
5		dāng 当 nǐ 你 wàng 望 xiàng 向 shí zì jià 十字架 shí 时， nǐ 你 kàn dào 看到 le 了 shén 什 me 么 ne 呢？ When you look at the Cross, what do you see?

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1		wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 wàng 望 xiàng 向 tā 他 páng biān 旁边 fàng 放 zhe 着 de 的 nà 那 zhāng 张 bào zhǐ 报纸。 We both looked down at the newspaper beside him.
2		tā 她 wàng 望 zhe 着 wǒ 我， nán dào 难道 zhè 这 bù 不 shì 是 yǐ 已 hěn 很 liǎo bù qǐ 了不起 ma 吗？ She looked at me; was not that immense?
3		wǒ 我 wàng 望 zhe 着 wǒ 我 de 的 péng yǒu 朋友， huí dá 回答 tā 她 de 的 wèn tí 问题。 I look at my friend and answer her question.
4		tā 他 zhàn 站 zài 在 nà lǐ 那里 wàng 望 zhe 着 nà 那 jǐng sè 景色 chū 出 shén 神。 He stood entranced of the sight.
5		dāng 当 nǐ 你 wàng 望 xiàng 向 shí zì jià 十字架 shí 时， nǐ 你 kàn dào 看到 le 了 shén 什 me 么 ne 呢？ When you look at the Cross, what do you see?

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