殷切 (yīn qiè) — ardent, earnest, eager (used attributively)

Definition

A formal, written adjective meaning 'ardent, eager' — used almost exclusively as an attributive modifier (殷切的希望/目光/期望) for hopes, expectations, or gazes, not as a predicate.

adjective

ardentearnesteager (used attributively)

Examples

殷切。
Fù mǔ duì hái zi de yīn qiè qī wàng ràng wǒ hěn gǎn dòng.
The parents' ardent expectations for their child moved me deeply.
殷切，。
Tā dài zhe yīn qiè de mù guāng kàn zhe wǒ, fǎng fú yǒu hěn zhòng yào de huà yào shuō.
He looked at me with an earnest gaze, as if there was something very important to say.
殷切，。
Lǎo shī duì wǒ men jì yǔ le yīn qiè de xī wàng, wǒ men yí dìng nǔ lì xué xí.
The teacher placed ardent hopes in us, and we will definitely study hard.

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