盼

To hope for in Chinese: 盼 (pàn)

pàn

to hope for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hope for
  2. 2to long for
  3. 3to expect

Stroke order

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盼

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄢˋ

pàn

ㄆ/ pㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈天天盼着儿子早点回家。

    mā ma tiān tiān pàn zhe ér zi zǎo diǎn huí jiā。

    Mom longs every day for her son to come home soon.

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Related words

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

期盼

qī pàn

to expect

左顾右盼

zuǒ gù yòu pàn

glancing to left and right (idiom)

庞大

páng dà

huge

旁观

páng guān

spectator

抛

pāo

to throw

抛开

pāo kāi

to throw out

抛弃

pāo qì

to abandon

刨

páo

to dig

跑车

pǎo chē

racing bicycle

跑道

pǎo dào

athletic track

跑龙套

pǎo lóng tào

to play a small role

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