望 (wàng) means To look in distance (expect - hope - gaze). Below are 24 of the 58 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我希 望 明天是晴天。
Wǒ xīwàng míngtiān shì qíngtiān.
I hope tomorrow is sunny.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 希望
别失 望 ，还有机会。
Bié shīwàng, hái yǒu jīhuì.
Do not lose heart; there is still a chance.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 失望
他对未来充满希 望 。
Tā duì wèilái chōngmǎn xīwàng.
He is full of hope for the future.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 充满
他盼 望 着早点回家。
Tā pànwàng zhe zǎodiǎn huí jiā.
He is longing to get home soon.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 盼望
孩子们盼 望 着放假。
Háizimen pànwàng zhe fàng jià.
The children are looking forward to the holidays.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 盼望
希 望 大家能够谅解。
Xīwàng dàjiā nénggòu liàngjiě.
We hope everyone can be understanding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 谅解
父母对他期 望 很高。
Fùmǔ duì tā qīwàng hěn gāo.
His parents have high expectations of him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 期望
他在业内很有威 望 。
Tā zài yènèi hěn yǒu wēiwàng.
He enjoys great prestige in the industry.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 威望
希 望 大家再接再厉。
Xīwàng dàjiā zàijiēzàilì.
I hope everyone will keep up the effort.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 再接再厉
别指 望 别人来帮你。
Bié zhǐwàng biéren lái bāng nǐ.
Don't count on others to help you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指望
全家人都指 望 着他。
Quánjiā rén dōu zhǐwàngzhe tā.
The whole family depends on him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指望
这个结果让我很失 望 。
Zhège jiéguǒ ràng wǒ hěn shīwàng.
This result disappointed me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 失望
大家都希 望 世界和平。
Dàjiā dōu xīwàng shìjiè hépíng.
Everyone hopes for world peace.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 和平
周末我去看 望 了爷爷。
Zhōumò wǒ qù kànwàng le yéye.
I visited my grandfather at the weekend.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 看望
生日时可以许个愿 望 。
Shēngrì shí kěyǐ xǔ ge yuànwàng.
You can make a wish on your birthday.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 愿望
大家都希 望 没有战争。
Dàjiā dōu xīwàng méiyǒu zhànzhēng.
Everyone hopes there will be no war.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 战争
过节时要去看 望 长辈。
Guò jié shí yào qù kànwàng zhǎngbèi.
At festivals you visit your elders.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 长辈
上课时不要东张西 望 。
Shàngkè shí bú yào dōngzhāngxīwàng.
Don't let your eyes wander all over the place during class.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 东张西望
他从不指 望 任何回报。
Tā cóng bù zhǐwàng rènhé huíbào.
He never expects anything in return.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 回报
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From the graded readers
她笑着说：“换成是我，我也希 望 有人这样做。”
tā xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō:" huànchéng shì wǒ, wǒ yě xīwàng yǒurén zhèyàng zuò."
She smiled and said, "If it were me, I'd hope someone would do the same."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
望 appears in 58 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 望
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 望
How is 望 used in a sentence?
This page shows 58 sentences using 望 (wàng, "To look in distance (expect - hope - gaze)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 望 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 望 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 望?
The dictionary page for 望 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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