盼望
pànwàng
to long for, to look forward to
Characters in this word
望 wàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 孩子们盼望已久的春游终于确定了日期。 Háizimen pànwàng yǐjiǔ de chūnyóu zhōngyú quèdìng le rìqī. The spring outing the children had long looked forward to finally had a confirmed date.
- 她盼望着早日收到远方朋友的来信。 Tā pànwàng zhe zǎorì shōudào yuǎnfāng péngyou de láixìn. She longs to receive a letter from a faraway friend soon.
- 爷爷一直盼望全家人能在春节团聚。 Yéye yìzhí pànwàng quánjiā rén néng zài Chūnjié tuánjù. Grandpa has always hoped the whole family could be together at the Spring Festival.
Related words
- 盼 pàn to hope for; to look forward to
- 期盼 qīpàn to hope for; to look forward to
- 左顾右盼 zuǒgùyòupàn to look around anxiously or hesitantly
- 希望 xīwàng to hope; hope
- 愿望 yuànwàng wish
- 看望 kànwàng to visit
- 失望 shīwàng to be disappointed
- 绝望 juéwàng despair
- 渴望 kěwàng to long for
- 期望 qīwàng to hope; to expect
- 望 wàng to look at, to gaze
- 欲望 yùwàng desire