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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
希望 xīwàng	希望 \| 希望* \| *希望	to hope / a hope; a wish (CL:個｜个)	HSK 3


绝望 juéwàng	绝望 \| 绝望* \| *绝望	to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation	絕望 HSK 5


期望 qīwàng	期望 \| 期望* \| *期望	to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope	HSK 5


渴望 kěwàng	渴望 \| 渴望* \| *渴望	to thirst for / to long for	HSK 5


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


愿望 yuànwàng	愿望 \| 愿望* \| *愿望	desire / wish	願望 HSK 3


看望 kànwàng	看望 \| 看望* \| *看望	to pay a visit to; to see (sb)	HSK 4


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	HSK 7-9


盼望 pànwàng	盼望 \| 盼望* \| *盼望	to hope for; to look forward to	HSK 6


东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng	东张西望 \| 东张西望* \| *东张西望	to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around	東張西望 HSK 7-9


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


声望 shēngwàng	声望 \| 声望* \| *声望	reputation; prestige; public esteem	聲望 HSK 7-9


太公望 Tàigōng Wàng	太公望 \| 太公望* \| *太公望	see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙


一望无垠 yīwàngwúyín	一望无垠 \| 一望无垠* \| *一望无垠	to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)	一望無垠


天文望远镜 tiānwénwàngyuǎnjìng	天文望远镜 \| 天文望远镜* \| *天文望远镜	astronomical telescope	天文望遠鏡


有望 yǒuwàng	有望 \| 有望* \| *有望	hopeful / promising	HSK 7-9


欲望 yùwàng	欲望 \| 欲望* \| *欲望	desire; longing; appetite; craving	慾望 HSK 7-9


不孚众望 bùfúzhòngwàng	不孚众望 \| 不孚众望* \| *不孚众望	not living up to expectations (idiom) / failing to inspire confidence among people / unpopular	不孚眾望


望见 wàngjiàn	望见 \| 望见* \| *望见	to espy / to spot	望見 HSK 6


奢望 shēwàng	奢望 \| 奢望* \| *奢望	an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations	HSK 7-9


望 wàng	望 \| 望* \| *望	full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards	HSK 7-9


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


展望 zhǎnwàng	展望 \| 展望* \| *展望	outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to	HSK 7-9


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


望而却步 wàng'érquèbù	望而却步 \| 望而却步* \| *望而却步	lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred	望而卻步


指望 zhǐwàng	指望 \| 指望* \| *指望	to count on; to hope for / prospect; hope	HSK 7-9


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


一望无际 yīwàngwújì	一望无际 \| 一望无际* \| *一望无际	as far as the eye can see (idiom)	一望無際


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


望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng	望远镜 \| 望远镜* \| *望远镜	telescope (CL:部); binoculars (CL:副)	望遠鏡 HSK 7-9


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


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


观望 guānwàng	观望 \| 观望* \| *观望	to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines / to look around; to survey	觀望 HSK 7-9


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


守望 shǒuwàng	守望 \| 守望* \| *守望	to keep watch


探望 tànwàng	探望 \| 探望* \| *探望	to visit / to call on sb / to look around	HSK 7-9


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


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


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


望城区 Wàngchéng Qū	望城区 \| 望城区* \| *望城区	Wangcheng, a district of Changsha City 長沙市｜长沙市, Hunan	望城區


寄予厚望 jìyǔhòuwàng	寄予厚望 \| 寄予厚望* \| *寄予厚望	to place high hopes


望而兴叹 wàng'érxīngtàn	望而兴叹 \| 望而兴叹* \| *望而兴叹	to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)	望而興嘆


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


想望 xiǎngwàng	想望 \| 想望* \| *想望	to desire / to wish / (literary) to admire


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


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


可望有成 kěwàngyǒuchéng	可望有成 \| 可望有成* \| *可望有成	can be expected to be a success


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


回望 huíwàng	回望 \| 回望* \| *回望	to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes / to look back (to one's rear) / (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on


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


望京 Wàngjīng	望京 \| 望京* \| *望京	Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing


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


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


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


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


这山望着那山高 zhèshānwàngzhenàshāngāo	这山…山高 \| 这山…山高* \| *这山…山高	lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence	這山望著那山高


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


极目远望 jímùyuǎnwàng	极目远望 \| 极目远望* \| *极目远望	as far as the eye can see	極目遠望


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


瞭望塔 liàowàngtǎ	瞭望塔 \| 瞭望塔* \| *瞭望塔	watchtower / observation tower


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


德高望重 dégāowàngzhòng	德高望重 \| 德高望重* \| *德高望重	(idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation


众望所归 zhòngwàngsuǒguī	众望所归 \| 众望所归* \| *众望所归	(idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval	眾望所歸


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


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


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


在望 zàiwàng	在望 \| 在望* \| *在望	within view; visible / (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize


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


射电望远镜 shèdiànwàngyuǎnjìng	射电望远镜 \| 射电望远镜* \| *射电望远镜	radio telescope	射電望遠鏡


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


郡望 jùnwàng	郡望 \| 郡望* \| *郡望	choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈 is also known as 韓昌黎｜韩昌黎, where 韓｜韩 is his surname and 昌黎 is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡.)


望奎 Wàngkuí	望奎 \| 望奎* \| *望奎	see 望奎縣｜望奎县


朔望潮 shuòwàngcháo	朔望潮 \| 朔望潮* \| *朔望潮	spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)


望而生畏 wàng'érshēngwèi	望而生畏 \| 望而生畏* \| *望而生畏	(idiom) to feel intimidated


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


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


望子成龙 wàngzǐchénglóng	望子成龙 \| 望子成龙* \| *望子成龙	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	望子成龍


望谟县 Wàngmó Xiàn	望谟县 \| 望谟县* \| *望谟县	Wangmo, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou	望謨縣


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


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


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


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


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


功高望重 gōnggāowàngzhòng	功高望重 \| 功高望重* \| *功高望重	high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)


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


折射望远镜 zhéshèwàngyuǎnjìng	折射望远镜 \| 折射望远镜* \| *折射望远镜	refracting telescope	折射望遠鏡


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


窥望 kuīwàng	窥望 \| 窥望* \| *窥望	to peep / to spy on	窺望


守望台 shǒuwàngtái	守望台 \| 守望台* \| *守望台	watchtower


瞰望 kànwàng	瞰望 \| 瞰望* \| *瞰望	to overlook / to watch from above


若望福音 Ruòwàng Fúyīn	若望福音 \| 若望福音* \| *若望福音	Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)


望都县 Wàngdū Xiàn	望都县 \| 望都县* \| *望都县	Wangdu, a county in Baoding City 保定市, Hebei	望都縣


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


深孚众望 shēnfúzhòngwàng	深孚众望 \| 深孚众望* \| *深孚众望	to enjoy the confidence of the people / to be very popular	深孚眾望


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


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


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


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


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


朔望 shuòwàng	朔望 \| 朔望* \| *朔望	the new moon / the first day of the lunar month

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