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Meaning of 望

Pinyin wàng

Radical

月

Strokes

Definition

hope / expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / look towards / towards

Usage

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望 wàng Verb 1. To look; to gaze into the distance. 2. To visit. 3. To hope; to expect. 4. Respected by others; famous. 5. Towards; facing. 6. Full moon; around the 15th day of the lunar month. 7. To complain; to blame. 8. A surname. - To look; to gaze into the distance: 望见. 眺望. 张望. 望尘莫及 (metaphorically means to lag far behind). 望风捕影. - To visit: 看望. 拜望. 探望. - To hope; to expect: 期望. 欲望. 喜出望外. - Respected by others; famous: 望族. 名望. 声望. 威望. - Towards; facing: 望东走. - Full moon; around the 15th day of the lunar month: 望日. - To complain; to blame: 怨望. - A surname. Noun 1. Sight; the range of vision. 2. Prestige; reputation. 3. Hope; expectation. 4. The 15th day of a lunar month; in astronomy, referring to the day of the full moon. 5. Boundary. 6. Appearance; looks. 7. Distinguished person. 8. Window. 9. The curtain of a tavern, referring to a place serving alcohol. 10. One level of administrative divisions in Tang Dynasty. - Sight; the range of vision: 望山 (sights on a bow). 望中 (within sight). - Prestige; reputation: 德隆望尊. - Hope; expectation: 以绝秦望. - The 15th day of a lunar month: 三月之望. - Boundary: 神覆宇宙而无望. - Appearance; looks: 风望闲雅. - Distinguished person: 吾子楚国之望也. - Window: 左右开四望. - The curtain of a tavern: 望竿 (flagpole for hanging drink invitation signs). - One level of administrative divisions in Tang Dynasty: 复置两辅、六雄、十望、十紧州别驾. Preposition 1. Towards; facing. - To face toward something: 望朱砂庵而登. - Example: 望前走 (to walk forward).

厚望 hòu wàng

great hopes / great expectations

望去 wàng qù

Look over

喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events

一望无垠 yī wàng wú yín

to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

失望 shī wàng

disappointed / to lose hope / to despair

奢望 shē wàng

an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations

威望 wēi wàng

prestige

望而却步 wàng ér què bù

to shrink back / to flinch

希望 xī wàng

to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4]

寄望 jì wàng

to place hopes on

望尘莫及 wàng chén mò jí

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior

展望 zhǎn wàng

outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to

希望工程 xī wàng gōng chéng

the Hope Project

愿望 yuàn wàng

desire / wish

望风披靡 wàng fēng pī mǐ

flee at the mere sight of the oncoming force

指望 zhǐ wàng

to hope for sth / to count on / hope

探望 tàn wàng

to visit / to call on sb / to look around

凝望 níng wàng

to gaze at / to stare fixedly at

朔望 shuò wàng

the new moon / the first day of the lunar month

期望 qī wàng

to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope

绝望 jué wàng

to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation

欲望 yù wàng

desire / longing / appetite / craving

渴望 kě wàng

to thirst for / to long for

盼望 pàn wàng

to hope for / to look forward to

有望 yǒu wàng

hopeful / promising

看望 kàn wàng

to visit / to pay a call to

望见 wàng jiàn

to espy / to spot

相望 xiāng wàng

to look at one another / to face each other

望望 wàng wàng

Look around

观望 guān wàng

to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey

声望 shēng wàng

popularity / prestige

可望 kě wàng

can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)

望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions

潜望镜 qián wàng jìng

periscope

仰望 yǎng wàng

to look up at / to look up to sb hopefully

望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi

intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring / terrifying / overwhelming

眺望 tiào wàng

to survey the scene from an elevated position

瞩望 zhǔ wàng

to look forward to

瞻望 zhān wàng

to look far ahead / to look forward (to)

祈望 qí wàng

to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post

窥望 kuī wàng

to peep / to spy on

萱望 xuān wàng

Xuan Wang

得陇望蜀 dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire

遥望 yáo wàng

to look into the distance

隔海相望 gé hǎi xiāng wàng

be separated by sea / across the sea