TongTong
Sign in

有望 (yǒu wàng) — to show promise; to be likely to; to be expected to (do sth.)

Definition

有望 (yǒu wàng) means something is likely or expected to happen — used in written/formal contexts, especially news. Stronger prediction than 会 'will'; 易于 focuses on ease of doing, not likelihood.

verb
to show promiseto be likely toto be expected to (do sth.)

Examples

  • 有望。
    Zhè xiàng xīn jì shù yǒu wàng dà fú tí gāo chǎn liàng.
    This new technology is expected to greatly increase production.
  • 有望。
    Tā de bìng qíng yǒu wàng hǎo zhuǎn.
    His condition is showing signs of improvement.
  • 有望。
    Shuāng fāng yǒu wàng zài xià yuè dá chéng xié yì.
    The two sides are likely to reach an agreement next month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

有yǒuhave
望wànghope

有 means to have and 望 is hope or expectation, so something is promising or likely to happen.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

Open 有 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 臣臣chéneye
  • 𡈼𡈼𡈼person standing on the ground

望 originally showed 臣 (eye) beside 𡈼 (person standing on the ground): a person standing up and looking off into the distance. Later 月 was added, and the 臣 part became 亡.

Open 望 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Will & Intention

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.