How to say “hope for” in Chinese
hope for, expect
“Hope for” in Chinese is 期望, qī wàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
期望 is read qī wàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 月 “moon”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “期望”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 期望. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 父母对孩子的期望很高fùmǔduìháizideqīwànghěngāoThe parents have high hopes for their child.
More words from the lesson “Hope and dreams”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hope for” in Chinese?
“Hope for” in Chinese is 期望, pinyin qīwàng.
What does 期望 mean?
期望 (qīwàng) means “hope for, expect”.
How do you write 期望?
期望 is 2 characters: 期 (qī) — period, term; 望 (wàng) — look afar; hope. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 期望?
期望 is read qīwàng. Tones: qī — first tone, wàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hope for” in the lesson “Hope and dreams”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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