hope for; look forward to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hope for; to look forward to; to long for
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts, expressing earnest expectation. Commonly appears in the set phrase 翘首企望 (to look up eagerly).
Qiáo翘
shǒu首
qǐ企
wàng望
，
zhōng终
yú于
děng等
dào到
le了
tā他
de的
guī归
lái来
。
Looking up with eager expectation, they finally awaited his return.
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
men们
cháng长
jiǔ久
yǐ以
lái来
de的
qǐ企
wàng望
。
This is what we have long hoped for.
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Tā他
bù不
gǎn敢
yǒu有
suǒ所
qǐ企
wàng望
。
He dared not have any expectations.
Qǐ企
wàng望
hé和
píng平
shì是
rén人
lèi类
de的
gòng共
tóng同
xīn心
yuàn愿
。
The longing for peace is the shared aspiration of humanity.