How to say “hope” in Chinese
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“Hope” in Chinese is 希望, xī wàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
希望 is read xī 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
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 “希望”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 希望. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 希望明天不下雨xīwàngmíngtiānbúxiàyǔI hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
- 希望你永远幸福xīwàngnǐyǒngyuǎnxìngfúI wish you happiness forever.
- 她对未来充满了希望tāduìwèiláichōngmǎnlexīwàngShe's full of hope for the future.
- 大家都希望改变现状dàjiādōuxīwànggǎibiànxiànzhuàngEveryone wants to change the current situation.
- 我们希望跟你们长期合作wǒmenxīwànggēnnǐmenchángqīhézuòWe hope for long-term cooperation with you.
- 我们都希望世界和平wǒmendōuxīwàngshìjièhépíngWe all want world peace.
More words from the lesson “Weather and New Year”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hope” in Chinese?
“Hope” in Chinese is 希望, pinyin xīwàng.
What does 希望 mean?
希望 (xīwàng) means “hope”.
How do you write 希望?
希望 is 2 characters: 希 (xī) — hope; rare; 望 (wàng) — look afar; hope. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 希望?
希望 is read xīwàng. Tones: xī — first tone, wàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hope” in the lesson “Weather and New Year”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. 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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