憧憬 (chōng jǐng) — to long for, to look forward to
Definition
憧憬 (chōngjǐng) is a literary, idealized longing — typically for a hoped-for future (career, life, world), not a specific absent person. Closer to 向往 than to 想念/思念 (which miss a person).
verb
to long forto look forward to
Examples
- 憧憬。Tā chōng jǐng zhe wèi lái de měi hǎo shēng huó.He longs for a beautiful future life.
- 憧憬。Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù chōng jǐng chéng wéi yì míng kē xué jiā.I have longed to become a scientist since childhood.
- 憧憬。Tā chōng jǐng yǒu yì tiān néng huán yóu shì jiè.She longs to travel around the world one day.
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