奢
望

An extravagant hope in Chinese: 奢望 (shē wàng)

shē wàng

an extravagant hope

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1an extravagant hope
  2. 2to have excessive expectations

Stroke order

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奢
望

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄜ

shē

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ e—/ first tone

ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 买那么大的房子对我来说是一种奢望。

    mǎi nà me dà de fáng zi duì wǒ lái shuō shì yì zhǒng shē wàng。

    Buying such a big house is an extravagant hope for me.

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Related words

望

wàng

full moon

希望

xī wàng

to hope

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

愿望

yuàn wàng

desire

看望

kàn wàng

to pay a visit to

绝望

jué wàng

to despair

渴望

kě wàng

to thirst for

期望

qī wàng

to have expectations

望见

wàng jiàn

to espy

观望

guān wàng

to wait and see

奢侈

shē chǐ

luxurious

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