to expect; to have expected
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to expect; to have anticipated
literaryMostly used in the negative form 不承望 or 没承望, expressing something happened unexpectedly, contrary to one's hopes or expectations. Slightly formal or literary tone.
Bù不
chéng承
wàng望
nǐ你
zhè这
shí时
hou候
lái来
，
tài太
hǎo好
le了
。
I hadn't expected you to come right now, this is wonderful.
Méi没
chéng承
wàng望
shì事
qing情
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
zhè这
yàng样
。
I hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
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Chéng承
wàng望
nǐ你
néng能
bāng帮
máng忙
，
jié结
guǒ果
dà大
shī失
suǒ所
wàng望
。
I had hoped you could help, but the result was a great disappointment.
Tā他
yuán原
bù不
chéng承
wàng望
zì自
jǐ己
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
，
zhǐ只
shì是
nǔ努
lì力
cháng尝
shì试
bà罢
le了
。
He didn't originally expect to succeed, he was just trying his best.