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Meaning of 望

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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HSK 2 xī wàng to wish for; to desire; hope; Classifiers: 个
愿望HSK 5 yuàn wàng desire; wish
渴望HSK 6 kě wàng to thirst for; to long for
失望HSK 4 shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
看望HSK 5 kàn wàng to visit; to pay a call to
More:望* | *望 | *望*
Example Sentences
1
tā
他
qián lái
前来
tàn wàng
探望
bìng rén
病人
。
He came to visit the patient.
2
tā
她
duì
对
fú wù
服务
fēi cháng
非常
shī wàng
失望
。
She was very disappointed with the service.
3
kǎo chá
考察
jié guǒ
结果
lìng rén
令人
shī wàng
失望
。
The examination results are disappointing.
4
wǒ
我
xī wàng
希望
chéng wéi
成为
yī wèi
一位
yī shēng
医生
。
I hope to become a doctor.
5
wǒ
我
xī wàng
希望
dé dào
得到
nǐ
你
de
的
bāng zhù
帮助
。
I hope to get your help.
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