望 (wàng) — to gaze into the distance, to look far away; to hope, to expect, to look forward to
Definition
望 is a literary or written verb meaning 'to gaze into the distance' or 'to hope for / look forward to.' For 'hope,' 盼望 or 期望 sound more natural in everyday speech; 仰望 specifically means looking up at something high or admiring a person.
verb
to gaze into the distanceto look far awayto hopeto expectto look forward to
Examples
- 望。Tā zhàn zài shān dǐng xiàng yuǎn fāng wàng.He stood on the mountaintop and gazed into the distance.
- 望。Wǒ wàng nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù.I hope you recover soon.
- 望。Fù mǔ dōu wàng hái zi yǒu chū xi.Parents all hope their children will be successful.
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