eagerly hope; long for
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to eagerly hope for; to long for
formalExpresses a deep, intense yearning or desire, often with an emotional or sentimental undertone. The object is usually an event, a reunion, or an outcome.
Hǎi海
wài外
yóu游
zǐ子
kě渴
pàn盼
huí回
dào到
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
huái怀
bào抱
。
Overseas Chinese eagerly long to return to the embrace of their homeland.
Tā他
kě渴
pàn盼
zhe着
shōu收
dào到
nà那
fēng封
dà大
xué学
de的
lù录
qǔ取
tōng通
zhī知
shū书
。
He eagerly hopes to receive that university acceptance letter.
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Wǒ我
men们
kě渴
pàn盼
zhe着
hé和
píng平
de的
zǎo早
rì日
dào到
lái来
。
We long for the early arrival of peace.
Lí离
sàn散
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
de的
qīn亲
rén人
kě渴
pàn盼
zǎo早
rì日
tuán团
yuán圆
。
Relatives who have been separated for decades eagerly hope for an early reunion.