望

Full moon in Chinese: 望 (wàng)

wàng

full moon

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1full moon
  2. 2to hope
  3. 3to expect
  4. 4to visit
  5. 5to gaze (into the distance)
  6. 6to look towards
  7. 7towards

Stroke order

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望

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 全家人都望他能考上大学。

    quán jiā rén dōu wàng tā néng kǎo shàng dà xué。

    The whole family hopes he can get into university.

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Related words

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

奢望

shē wàng

an extravagant hope

声望

shēng wàng

popularity

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