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Chinese
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a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
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hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
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trad. (期望)
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期
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simp. #(期望)
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期
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Pronunciation
Verb
期望
- to expect; to hope
Synonyms
- 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
- 企望 (qǐwàng)
- 企盼 (qǐpàn)
- 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
- 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
- 夢想 / 梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
- 寄望 (jìwàng)
- 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
- 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
- 希望 (xīwàng)
- 幸 (xìng) (literary)
- 引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
- 思 (literary, or in compounds)
- 想望 (xion2 von3) (Jin)
- 承望 (chéngwàng)
- 指望 (zhǐwàng)
- 期冀 (qījì) (literary)
- 期待 (qīdài)
- 渴望 (kěwàng)
- 盼 (pàn)
- 盼望 (pànwàng)
- 願 / 愿 (yuàn)
- 願意 / 愿意 (yuànyì)
- 鵠望 / 鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)
Noun
期望
- expectation; hope
不要對任何人期望太高。 [MSC, trad.]
不要对任何人期望太高。 [MSC, simp.]- Bùyào duì rènhé rén qīwàng tài gāo.
- Don't expect too much from anyone.
- (mathematics) expected value
Synonyms
- 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
- 希望 (xīwàng)
- 心願 / 心愿 (xīnyuàn)
- 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
- 志願 / 志愿 (zhìyuàn)
- 想兒 / 想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 意願 / 意愿 (yìyuàn)
- 慾望 / 欲望 (yùwàng)
- 指望 (zhǐwàng)
- 期冀 (qījì) (literary)
- 祈願 / 祈愿 (qíyuàn)
- 願 / 愿 (yuàn)
- 願望 / 愿望 (yuànwàng)
Derived terms