众望 (zhòng wàng) — popular expectations, public confidence (formal)

Definition

A formal, written noun for what the public expects or hopes for — almost always appears in fixed phrases like 不负众望 or 众望所归. It is not used in everyday speech.

noun

popular expectationspublic confidence (formal)

Examples

众望，。
Tā wèi le bú fù zhòng wàng, yì zhí nǔ lì gōng zuò.
He worked hard so as not to fail public expectations.
众望，。
Zhè cì gǎi gé shēn dé zhòng wàng, shòu dào le guǎng fàn zhī chí.
This reform enjoys great popular confidence and has received widespread support.
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Tā dāng xuǎn huì zhǎng shì zhòng wàng suǒ guī.
His election as chairman is a case of popular expectations crystallizing.

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