await eagerly; long anxiously
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to gaze through autumn waters; to await eagerly; to long anxiously
literaryA four-character idiom (成语) describing intense longing, often used when waiting for a loved one's return. '秋水' (autumn waters) metaphorically refers to one's clear, bright eyes.
Tā她
wàng望
chuān穿
qiū秋
shuǐ水
，
zhōng终
yú于
děng等
dào到
le了
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
yóu游
zǐ子
。
She waited with eager longing, and finally the wanderer from afar returned.
Lǎo老
rén人
wàng望
chuān穿
qiū秋
shuǐ水
，
qī期
pàn盼
zhe着
ér儿
zǐ子
guī归
lái来
。
The old man gazed with longing, hoping for his son's return.
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Wàng望
chuān穿
qiū秋
shuǐ水
，
bú不
jiàn见
yī伊
rén人
。
I gaze through autumn waters, but do not see that person.