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企盼 (qǐ pàn) — to look forward to eagerly; to earnestly hope for

Definition

A formal, written verb for hoping or longing for something with eager anticipation. Stronger and more literary than the everyday 盼 or 盼望, and more focused on a heartfelt wish than 期待's forward-looking planning.

verb
to look forward to eagerlyto earnestly hope for

Examples

  • 企盼。
    Rén men dōu qǐ pàn zhe hé píng de dào lái.
    People are all looking forward to the arrival of peace.
  • 企盼。
    Wǒ qǐ pàn zǎo rì shōu dào nǐ de lái xìn.
    I earnestly hope to receive your letter soon.
  • 企盼。
    Tā yì zhí qǐ pàn zhe yǔ jiā rén tuán jù.
    She has been eagerly looking forward to reuniting with her family.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

企qǐlook forward
盼pànhope

企 suggests standing on tiptoe to look, and 盼 means hoping, together earnest expectation.

Characters in this word

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

企 pairs 人 (person) with 止 (foot), showing a person standing on tiptoes.

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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
目目mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
分
分fēn盼pàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盼 is made of 目 and 分; 分 gives the sound.

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