to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
巴望巴望ba1 wang4
to look forward to
拜望拜望bai4 wang4
to call to pay one's respect; to call on
不孚众望不孚眾望bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4
not living up to expectations (idiom); failing to inspire confidence among people; unpopular
不负众望不負眾望bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4
to live up to expectations (idiom)
承望承望cheng2 wang4
to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...); to look forward to
大旱望霓大旱望霓da4 han4 wang4 ni2
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓
大旱望云霓大旱望雲霓da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom); fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
大旱之望云霓大旱之望雲霓da4 han4 zhi1 wang4 yun2 ni2
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓
大失所望大失所望da4 shi1 suo3 wang4
greatly disappointed
大喜过望大喜過望da4 xi3 guo4 wang4
overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
大有希望大有希望da4 you3 xi1 wang4
to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising
戴盆望天戴盆望天dai4 pen2 wang4 tian1
lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations; one can't perform a major task while bothe
to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
绝望的境地絕望的境地jue2 wang4 de5 jing4 di4
desperate straits; impossible situation
郡望郡望jun4 wang4
(old) gentry
瞰望瞰望kan4 wang4
to overlook; to watch from above
看望看望kan4 wang4
to visit; to pay a call to
渴望渴望ke3 wang4
to thirst for; to long for
可望可望ke3 wang4
can be expected (to); to be expected (to); hopefully (happening)
可望而不可即可望而不可即ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2
in sight but unattainable (idiom); inaccessible; also written 可望而不可及
可望而不可及可望而不可及ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2
in sight but unattainable (idiom); inaccessible
可望取胜者可望取勝者ke3 wang4 qu3 sheng4 zhe3
favorite (to win a race or championship); well-placed contestant
可望有成可望有成ke3 wang4 you3 cheng2
can be expected to be a success
窥望窺望kui1 wang4
to peep; to spy on
瞭望瞭望liao4 wang4
to watch from a height or distance; to keep a lookout
瞭望哨瞭望哨liao4 wang4 shao4
lookout post
瞭望台瞭望臺liao4 wang4 tai2
observation tower; lookout tower
吕望呂望lv3 wang4
see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙
马德望馬德望ma3 de2 wang4
Battambang
门望門望men2 wang4
family prestige
弥望彌望mi2 wang4
a full view
名门望族名門望族ming2 men2 wang4 zu2
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood
名望名望ming2 wang4
renown; prestige
凝望凝望ning2 wang4
to gaze at; to stare fixedly at
盼望盼望pan4 wang4
to hope for; to look forward to
期望期望qi1 wang4
to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
期望值期望值qi1 wang4 zhi2
(math) expected value
祈望祈望qi2 wang4
to hope; to wish; hope; wish; (old) name of an official post
跂望跂望qi3 wang4
variant of 企望
企望企望qi3 wang4
hope; to hope; to look forward to
跂望跂望qi4 wang4
to stand on tiptoe looking forward to sb or sth
潜望镜潛望鏡qian2 wang4 jing4
periscope
翘望翹望qiao2 wang4
to raise one's head and look into the distance; fig. to forward to; to long for
切望切望qie4 wang4
to eagerly anticipate
求死愿望求死願望qiu2 si3 yuan4 wang4
death wish (translated from English); Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客|猛龙怪客
热望熱望re4 wang4
to aspire
若望若望ruo4 wang4
John; Saint John; less common variant of 約翰|约翰 preferred by the Catholic church
若望福音若望福音ruo4 wang4 fu2 yin1
Gospel according to St John
奢望奢望she1 wang4
an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
深孚众望深孚眾望shen1 fu2 zhong4 wang4
to enjoy the confidence of the people; to be very popular
声望聲望sheng1 wang4
popularity; prestige
胜利在望勝利在望sheng4 li4 zai4 wang4
victory is in sight
失望失望shi1 wang4
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
守望守望shou3 wang4
to keep watch; on guard
守望相助守望相助shou3 wang4 xiang1 zhu4
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection
双筒望远镜雙筒望遠鏡shuang1 tong3 wang4 yuan3 jing4
binoculars
朔望朔望shuo4 wang4
the new moon; the first day of the lunar month
朔望潮朔望潮shuo4 wang4 chao2
spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)
太公望太公望tai4 gong1 wang4
see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙
探望探望tan4 wang4
to visit; to call on sb; to look around
眺望眺望tiao4 wang4
to survey the scene from an elevated position
望安望安wang4 an1
Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
望安乡望安鄉wang4 an1 xiang1
Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
望尘莫及望塵莫及wang4 chen2 mo4 ji2
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior
望城望城wang4 cheng2
Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙, Hunan
望城县望城縣wang4 cheng2 xian4
Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙, Hunan
望都望都wang4 du1
Wangdu county in Baoding 保定, Hebei
望都县望都縣wang4 du1 xian4
Wangdu county in Baoding 保定, Hebei
望而却步望而卻步wang4 er2 que4 bu4
to shrink back; to flinch
望而生畏望而生畏wang4 er2 sheng1 wei4
intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming
望而兴叹望而興嘆wang4 er2 xing1 tan4
to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not knowing what to do
望风望風wang4 feng1
to be on the lookout; to keep watch
望风捕影望風捕影wang4 feng1 bu3 ying3
see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影
望风而逃望風而逃wang4 feng1 er2 tao2
to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
望夫石望夫石wang4 fu1 shi2
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田, Hong Kong
望花望花wang4 hua1
Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
望花区望花區wang4 hua1 qu1
Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
望见望見wang4 jian4
to espy; to spot
望江望江wang4 jiang1
Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆, Anhui
望江县望江縣wang4 jiang1 xian4
Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆, Anhui
望京望京wang4 jing1
Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
望奎望奎wang4 kui2
Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
望奎县望奎縣wang4 kui2 xian4
Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
望楼望樓wang4 lou2
watchtower; lookout tower
望梅止渴望梅止渴wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions
望谟望謨wang4 mo2
Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州, Guizhou
望谟县望謨縣wang4 mo2 xian4
Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州, Guizhou
望女成凤望女成鳳wang4 nv3 cheng2 feng4
see 望子成龍|望子成龙
望日望日wang4 ri4
the full moon; the fifteenth day of each lunar month
望文生义望文生義wang4 wen2 sheng1 yi4
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning; a far-fetched interpretation
望眼欲穿望眼欲穿wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1
to anxiously await
望洋望洋wang4 yang2
(literary) to gaze in the air
望洋兴叹望洋興嘆wang4 yang2 xing1 tan4
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom); fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
望远镜望遠鏡wang4 yuan3 jing4
binoculars; telescope
望远镜座望遠鏡座wang4 yuan3 jing4 zuo4
Telescopium (constellation)
望远瞄准镜望遠瞄準鏡wang4 yuan3 miao4 zhun3 jing4
telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
望月望月wang4 yue4
full moon
望诊望診wang4 zhen3
(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊
望子成龙望子成龍wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to have great hopes for one's offspring; to give one's child the best education as a career investment
望族望族wang4 zu2
distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)
威望威望wei1 wang4
prestige
无取胜希望者無取勝希望者wu2 qu3 sheng4 xi1 wang4 zhe3
outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
无望無望wu2 wang4
without hope; hopeless; without prospects
希望希望xi1 wang4
to wish for; to desire; hope
希望落空希望落空xi1 wang4 luo4 kong1
hopes are dashed
喜出望外喜出望外xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
相望相望xiang1 wang4
to look at one another; to face each other
仰望仰望yang3 wang4
to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
遥望遙望yao2 wang4
to look into the distance
一望而知一望而知yi1 wang4 er2 zhi1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一望无际一望無際yi1 wang4 wu2 ji4
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无垠一望無垠yi1 wang4 wu2 yin2
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一线希望一線希望yi1 xian4 xi1 wang4
a gleam of hope
一眼望去一眼望去yi1 yan3 wang4 qu4
as far as the eye can see
倚栏望月倚欄望月yi3 lan2 wang4 yue4
to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
有望有望you3 wang4
hopeful; promising
有希望有希望you3 xi1 wang4
hopeful; promising; prospective
欲望慾望yu4 wang4
desire; longing; appetite; craving
远望遠望yuan3 wang4
to gaze afar; to look into the distance
愿望願望yuan4 wang4
desire; wish
瞻望瞻望zhan1 wang4
to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
展望展望zhan3 wang4
outlook; prospect; to look ahead; to look forward to
张望張望zhang1 wang4
to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence