Definition
憧憬 (chōng jǐng) is a literary verb meaning to long for / look forward to, with a poetic, idealistic nuance — it suggests a hopeful vision of a distant, beautiful future or scene. It is more dreamy than 渴望 (kě wàng 'to thirst for'), less concrete than 向往 (xiàng wǎng 'to yearn for', which often has a specific target), and less everyday than 盼 (pàn 'to eagerly await').
verb
to long forto look forward to
Easily confused
- 崇敬chóng jìngsound-aliketo revere, to venerate; to hold in high esteem
Examples
- 憧憬。Tā chōng jǐng zhe wèilái de měihǎo shēnghuó.He longs for a beautiful future life.
- 憧憬。Wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù chōng jǐng chéngwéi yì míng kēxuéjiā.I have longed to become a scientist since childhood.
- 憧憬。Tā chōng jǐng yǒu yì tiān néng huányóu shìjiè.She longs to travel around the world one day.
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