指
望

To count on in Chinese: 指望 (zhǐ wàng)

zhǐ wàng

to count on

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to count on; to hope for
  2. 2prospect; hope

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指
望

Example sentences

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  • 父母指望他将来能成功。

    fù mǔ zhǐ wàng tā jiāng lái néng chéng gōng。

    His parents count on him to succeed in the future.

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Related words

指

zhǐ

finger

望

wàng

full moon

希望

xī wàng

to hope

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

愿望

yuàn wàng

desire

指导

zhǐ dǎo

to guide

指挥

zhǐ huī

to conduct

指出

zhǐ chū

to indicate

看望

kàn wàng

to pay a visit to

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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