have hope; look forward to
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have hope; to have something to look forward to
informalColloquial expression commonly used in northern Chinese dialects, particularly Beijing dialect. The suffix 儿 indicates the erhua (rhotic) pronunciation typical of informal speech. Often used to express relief or optimism about future prospects.
Hái孩
zi子
kuài快
dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
le了
，
nín您
zǒng总
suàn算
yǒu有
pàn盼
r儿
le了
。
Your child is about to graduate from university; you finally have something to look forward to.
Tīng听
shuō说
zhè这
cì次
shēng升
zhí职
míng名
dān单
lǐ里
yǒu有
nǐ你
，
nǐ你
kě可
shì是
yǒu有
pàn盼
r儿
le了
！
I heard you're on the promotion list this time—you certainly have prospects now!
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Zhǐ只
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
fù复
xí习
，
kǎo考
shàng上
dà大
xué学
jiù就
yǒu有
pàn盼
r儿
le了
。
As long as you study hard, you'll have hope of getting into university.
Děng等
le了
zhè这
me么
duō多
nián年
，
fáng房
zi子
zhōng终
yú于
yào要
jiāo交
fù付
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zǒng总
suàn算
yǒu有
pàn盼
r儿
le了
。
After waiting so many years, the house is finally going to be delivered—we finally have something to look forward to.