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望 wàng

to expect, to hope, to look forward to

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 2
Radical
月
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亡月王 ⿱⿰亡月王

Memory hint: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他很失望。
    Tā hěn shīwàng.
    He's very disappointed.
    he very lose-hope
  2. 你打算去看望奶奶吗？
    Nǐ dǎsuàn qù kànwàng nǎinai ma?
    Do you plan to visit grandma?
    you plan go look-hope grandma (question)
  3. 请不要让他失望。
    Qǐng bú yào ràng tā shīwàng.
    Please don't disappoint him.
    please not let him lose-hope
  4. 结果并不让人失望。
    Jiéguǒ bìng bú ràng rén shīwàng.
    The result isn't disappointing at all.
    result not-at-all not let person lose-hope
  5. 周末我们去看望爷爷奶奶。
    Zhōumò wǒmen qù kànwàng yéye nǎinai.
    On the weekend we go visit grandpa and grandma.
    weekend we go look-hope grandpa grandma

Words with 望 (14)