qǐpàn

祈盼

Word · VerbTraditional企盼

eagerly look forward to; long for

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to eagerly look forward to; to earnestly hope for

literary

Expresses a deep, sincere, and ardent wish for something to happen. Stronger than ordinary hope (希望).

Wǒ我
men们
qǐ企
pàn盼
zhe着
tā他
zǎo早
rì日
kāng康
fù复
 。

We are earnestly hoping for his speedy recovery.

Fā发
zhǎn展
jīng经
jì济
 ,
guò过
shàng上
xìng幸
fú福
shēng生
huó活
shì是
shān山
lǐ里
rén人
de的
qǐ企
pàn盼
 。

Developing the economy and living a happy life is what the mountain people long for.

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Quán全
shì世
jiè界
de的
qiú球
mí迷
dōu都
zài在
qǐ企
pàn盼
zhè这
chǎng场
jué决
sài赛
 。

Soccer fans around the world are eagerly anticipating this final.

Fù父
mǔ母
qǐ企
pàn盼
zǐ子
nǚ女
néng能
yǒu有
suǒ所
chéng成
jiù就
 。

Parents long for their children to achieve something.

Zhè这
shì是
jǐ几
dài代
kē科
yán研
rén人
qǐ企
pàn盼
yǐ已
jiǔ久
de的
tū突
pò破
 。

This is the breakthrough that several generations of researchers have been longing for.