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to hope / a hope; a wish (CL:個|个)
HSK 3
to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope
HSK 5
to thirst for / to long for
HSK 5
disappointed / to lose hope / to despair
HSK 4
to espy / to spot
HSK 6
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
HSK 7-9
to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
HSK 4
to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation
HSK 5
desire / wish
HSK 3
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-9
to hope for; to look forward to
HSK 6
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding / blue blood
to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines / to look around; to survey
HSK 7-9
see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
as far as the eye can see
astronomical telescope
hopeful / promising
HSK 7-9
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
telescope (CL:); binoculars (CL:)
HSK 7-9
an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations
HSK 7-9
reputation; prestige; public esteem
HSK 7-9
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full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards
HSK 7-9
to watch from a height or distance / to keep a lookout
outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to
HSK 7-9
to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising
to count on; to hope for / prospect; hope
HSK 7-9
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
observation tower / lookout tower
to look at each other
desire; longing; appetite; craving
HSK 7-9
to place hopes on
to keep watch
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
to visit / to call on sb / to look around
HSK 7-9
great hopes / great expectations
renown / prestige
(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible
victory is in sight
(idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval
a gleam of hope
to place high hopes
can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)
overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
to desire / to wish / (literary) to admire
to gaze at / to stare fixedly at
can be expected to be a success
a full view
expectations / (math) expected value
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
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection
Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
greatly disappointed
hopeful / promising / prospective
to look up at / to look up to sb hopefully
to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
hopes are dashed
to survey the scene from an elevated position
watchtower / observation tower
(literary) spotless reputation
(idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation
(idiom) to be evident at a glance
within view; visible / (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize
as far as the eye can see
binoculars
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
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 .)
spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)
watchtower / lookout tower
(idiom) to feel intimidated
to peep / to spy on
hope / to hope / to look forward to
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
not living up to expectations (idiom) / failing to inspire confidence among people / unpopular
to be on the lookout / to keep watch
as far as the eye can see
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
to look forward to
distinguished or prominent family / influential clan (old)
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. to yearn for relief from a desperate situation
watchtower
lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
to overlook / to watch from above
Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)
to look at one another / to face each other
Wangdu, a county in Baoding City 保定市, Hebei
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
Cape of Good Hope
to look around / to peep (through a crack) / to peer at / to throw a look at
lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire
the new moon / the first day of the lunar month
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
Battambang
prestige
refracting telescope
Wangcheng, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市, Hunan
lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred

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