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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
希望 xīwàng	希望 \| 希望* \| *希望	to wish for / to desire / hope / CL: 個｜个	HSK 2


失望 shīwàng	失望 \| 失望* \| *失望	disappointed / to lose hope / to despair	HSK 4


願望 yuànwàng	願望 \| 願望* \| *願望	desire / wish	愿望 HSK 5


盼望 pànwàng	盼望 \| 盼望* \| *盼望	to hope for / to look forward to	HSK 5


看望 kànwàng	看望 \| 看望* \| *看望	to visit / to pay a call to	HSK 5


期望 qīwàng	期望 \| 期望* \| *期望	to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope	HSK 6


展望 zhǎnwàng	展望 \| 展望* \| *展望	outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to	HSK 6


渴望 kěwàng	渴望 \| 渴望* \| *渴望	to thirst for / to long for	HSK 6


慾望 yùwàng	慾望 \| 慾望* \| *慾望	desire / longing / appetite / craving	欲望 HSK 6


探望 tànwàng	探望 \| 探望* \| *探望	to visit / to call on sb / to look around	HSK 6


威望 wēiwàng	威望 \| 威望* \| *威望	prestige	HSK 6


東張西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng	東張西望 \| 東張西望* \| *東張西望	to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around	东张西望 HSK 6


指望 zhǐwàng	指望 \| 指望* \| *指望	to hope for sth / to count on / hope	HSK 6


可望 kěwàng	可望 \| 可望* \| *可望	can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)


望 wàng	望 \| 望* \| *望	full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards


絕望 juéwàng	絕望 \| 絕望* \| *絕望	to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation	绝望


守望 shǒuwàng	守望 \| 守望* \| *守望	to keep watch / on guard


仰望 yǎngwàng	仰望 \| 仰望* \| *仰望	to look up at / to look up to sb hopefully


聲望 shēngwàng	聲望 \| 聲望* \| *聲望	popularity / prestige	声望


瞭望 liàowàng	瞭望 \| 瞭望* \| *瞭望	to watch from a height or distance / to keep a lookout


望塵莫及 wàngchénmòjí	望塵莫及 \| 望塵莫及* \| *望塵莫及	lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior	望尘莫及


奢望 shēwàng	奢望 \| 奢望* \| *奢望	an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations


望而卻步 wàng'érquèbù	望而卻步 \| 望而卻步* \| *望而卻步	to shrink back / to flinch	望而却步


望安鄉 Wàng'ānxiāng	望安鄉 \| 望安鄉* \| *望安鄉	Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣｜澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan	望安乡


寄望 jìwàng	寄望 \| 寄望* \| *寄望	to place hopes on


好望角 Hǎowàng Jiǎo	好望角 \| 好望角* \| *好望角	Cape of Good Hope


遙望 yáowàng	遙望 \| 遙望* \| *遙望	to look into the distance	遥望


觀望 guānwàng	觀望 \| 觀望* \| *觀望	to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey	观望


眺望 tiàowàng	眺望 \| 眺望* \| *眺望	to survey the scene from an elevated position


對望 duìwàng	對望 \| 對望* \| *對望	to look at each other	对望


望遠鏡 wàngyuǎnjìng	望遠鏡 \| 望遠鏡* \| *望遠鏡	binoculars / telescope / CL: 付, 副, 部	望远镜


有望 yǒuwàng	有望 \| 有望* \| *有望	hopeful / promising


若望 Ruòwàng	若望 \| 若望* \| *若望	John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰｜约翰 preferred by the Catholic Church


無望 wúwàng	無望 \| 無望* \| *無望	without hope / hopeless / without prospects	无望


一線希望 yīxiànxīwàng	一線希望 \| 一線希望* \| *一線希望	a gleam of hope	一线希望


德高望重 dégāowàngzhòng	德高望重 \| 德高望重* \| *德高望重	a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation


望月 wàngyuè	望月 \| 望月* \| *望月	full moon


望而生畏 wàng'érshēngwèi	望而生畏 \| 望而生畏* \| *望而生畏	intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring / terrifying / overwhelming


凝望 níngwàng	凝望 \| 凝望* \| *凝望	to gaze at / to stare fixedly at


望安 Wàng'ān	望安 \| 望安* \| *望安	Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣｜澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan


望日 wàngrì	望日 \| 望日* \| *望日	the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month


有希望 yǒuxīwàng	有希望 \| 有希望* \| *有希望	hopeful / promising / prospective


望族 wàngzú	望族 \| 望族* \| *望族	distinguished or prominent family / influential clan (old)


祈望 qíwàng	祈望 \| 祈望* \| *祈望	to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post


守望相助 shǒuwàngxiāngzhù	守望相助 \| 守望相助* \| *守望相助	to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection


望見 wàngjiàn	望見 \| 望見* \| *望見	to espy / to spot	望见


勝利在望 shènglìzàiwàng	勝利在望 \| 勝利在望* \| *勝利在望	victory is in sight	胜利在望


張望 zhāngwàng	張望 \| 張望* \| *張望	to look around / to peep (through a crack) / to peer at / to throw a look at	张望


巴望 bāwàng	巴望 \| 巴望* \| *巴望	to look forward to


相望 xiāngwàng	相望 \| 相望* \| *相望	to look at one another / to face each other


望風 wàngfēng	望風 \| 望風* \| *望風	to be on the lookout / to keep watch	望风


放眼望去 fàngyǎnwàngqù	放眼望去 \| 放眼望去* \| *放眼望去	as far as the eye can see


厚望 hòuwàng	厚望 \| 厚望* \| *厚望	great hopes / great expectations


喜出望外 xǐchūwàngwài	喜出望外 \| 喜出望外* \| *喜出望外	to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events


不負眾望 bùfùzhòngwàng	不負眾望 \| 不負眾望* \| *不負眾望	to live up to expectations (idiom)	不负众望


雙筒望遠鏡 shuāngtǒngwàngyuǎnjìng	雙筒望遠鏡 \| 雙筒望遠鏡* \| *雙筒望遠鏡	binoculars	双筒望远镜


望文生義 wàngwénshēngyì	望文生義 \| 望文生義* \| *望文生義	lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation	望文生义


望樓 wànglóu	望樓 \| 望樓* \| *望樓	watchtower / lookout tower	望楼


望江 Wàngjiāng	望江 \| 望江* \| *望江	Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶｜安庆, Anhui


名望 míngwàng	名望 \| 名望* \| *名望	renown / prestige


遠望 yuǎnwàng	遠望 \| 遠望* \| *遠望	to gaze afar / to look into the distance	远望


大失所望 dàshīsuǒwàng	大失所望 \| 大失所望* \| *大失所望	greatly disappointed


朢 wàng	朢 \| 朢* \| *朢	15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望	望


潛望鏡 qiánwàngjìng	潛望鏡 \| 潛望鏡* \| *潛望鏡	periscope	潜望镜


望眼欲穿 wàngyǎnyùchuān	望眼欲穿 \| 望眼欲穿* \| *望眼欲穿	to anxiously await


望子成龍 wàngzǐchénglóng	望子成龍 \| 望子成龍* \| *望子成龍	lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment	望子成龙


大喜過望 dàxǐguòwàng	大喜過望 \| 大喜過望* \| *大喜過望	overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)	大喜过望


名門望族 míngménwàngzú	名門望族 \| 名門望族* \| *名門望族	offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood	名门望族


希望落空 xīwàngluòkōng	希望落空 \| 希望落空* \| *希望落空	hopes are dashed


眾望 zhòngwàng	眾望 \| 眾望* \| *眾望	people's expectations	众望


望診 wàngzhěn	望診 \| 望診* \| *望診	(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診｜四诊	望诊


瞻望 zhānwàng	瞻望 \| 瞻望* \| *瞻望	to look far ahead / to look forward (to)


望梅止渴 wàngméizhǐkě	望梅止渴 \| 望梅止渴* \| *望梅止渴	lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions


可望而不可即 kěwàng'érbùkějí	可望…可即 \| 可望…可即* \| *可望…可即	in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible / also written 可望而不可及


雅望 yǎwàng	雅望 \| 雅望* \| *雅望	(literary) spotless reputation


企望 qǐwàng	企望 \| 企望* \| *企望	hope / to hope / to look forward to


可望而不可及 kěwàng'érbùkějí	可望…可及 \| 可望…可及* \| *可望…可及	in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible


望城 Wàngchéng	望城 \| 望城* \| *望城	Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙｜长沙, Hunan


拜望 bàiwàng	拜望 \| 拜望* \| *拜望	to call to pay one's respect / to call on


望洋 wàngyáng	望洋 \| 望洋* \| *望洋	(literary) to gaze in the air


重望 zhòngwàng	重望 \| 重望* \| *重望	renowned / prestigious / great hopes / expectations


絕望的境地 juéwàngdejìngdì	絕望的境地 \| 絕望的境地* \| *絕望的境地	desperate straits / impossible situation	绝望的境地


大有希望 dàyǒuxīwàng	大有希望 \| 大有希望* \| *大有希望	to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising


望風而逃 wàngfēng'értáo	望風而逃 \| 望風而逃* \| *望風而逃	to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)	望风而逃


一眼望去 yīyǎnwàngqù	一眼望去 \| 一眼望去* \| *一眼望去	as far as the eye can see


得隴望蜀 dé Lǒngwàng Shǔ	得隴望蜀 \| 得隴望蜀* \| *得隴望蜀	lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire	得陇望蜀


望洋興嘆 wàngyángxīngtàn	望洋興嘆 \| 望洋興嘆* \| *望洋興嘆	lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)	望洋兴叹


瞭望臺 liàowàngtái	瞭望臺 \| 瞭望臺* \| *瞭望臺	observation tower / lookout tower	瞭望台


登高望遠 dēnggāowàngyuǎn	登高望遠 \| 登高望遠* \| *登高望遠	to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight	登高望远


一望而知 yīwàng'érzhī	一望而知 \| 一望而知* \| *一望而知	to be evident at a glance (idiom)


哈伯太空望遠鏡 Hābó Tàikōng Wàngyuǎnjìng	哈伯…遠鏡 \| 哈伯…遠鏡* \| *哈伯…遠鏡	Hubble Space Telescope	哈伯太空望远镜


望而興嘆 wàng'érxīngtàn	望而興嘆 \| 望而興嘆* \| *望而興嘆	to look and sigh / to feel helpless / not knowing what to do	望而兴叹


熱望 rèwàng	熱望 \| 熱望* \| *熱望	to aspire	热望


門望 ménwàng	門望 \| 門望* \| *門望	family prestige	门望


呂望 Lǚ Wàng	呂望 \| 呂望* \| *呂望	see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙	吕望


馬德望 Mǎdéwàng	馬德望 \| 馬德望* \| *馬德望	Battambang	马德望


望謨縣 Wàngmóxiàn	望謨縣 \| 望謨縣* \| *望謨縣	Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州, Guizhou	望谟县


期望值 qīwàngzhí	期望值 \| 期望值* \| *期望值	expectations / (math) expected value


望都縣 Wàngdūxiàn	望都縣 \| 望都縣* \| *望都縣	Wangdu county in Baoding 保定, Hebei	望都县


望花 Wànghuā	望花 \| 望花* \| *望花	Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市｜抚顺市, Liaoning

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