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众望

Word · NounTraditional眾望

popular expectation; public confidence

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

the expectations of the masses; popular confidence; public trust

Used in formal and literary contexts to describe collective hope or trust placed in a person or entity. Often appears in set phrases.

Bù不
fú孚
zhòng众
wàng望
 。

To not live up to popular expectations.

Zhòng众
wàng望
suǒ所
guī归
 。

To enjoy popular confidence; to be the people's choice.

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Zhè这
wèi位
xīn新
lǐng领
dǎo导
shēn深
fú孚
zhòng众
wàng望
 。

This new leader enjoys deep popular trust.

Tā他
gū辜
fù负
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
zhòng众
wàng望
 。

He betrayed everyone's expectations.