Definition & Meaning

1.hope; expect; wish; be hopeful; be dying for

2.hope; wish; expectation

3.a person or thing on which hope is placed

Word usage

xī wàng

希 望

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1
v.hope; expect; wish; be hopeful; be dying for
- tā xī wàng chéng wéi dǎng yuán
  她希望成为党员。
  She hopes to become a Party member.
- wǒ xī wàng shì hǎo tiān qì
  我希望是好天气。
  I hope for good weather.
- tā men xī wàng qí jì chū xiàn
  他们希望奇迹出现。
  They hope for a miracle.
synonym
mèng xiǎng梦想 yuàn wàng愿望 kě wàng渴望 qī wàng期望 pàn wàng盼望 xī jì希冀 qǐ wàng企望 qí wàng祈望 jì wàng冀望
antonym
shī wàng失望
2
n.hope; wish; expectation
- qīng nián shì guó jiā de xī wàng
  青年是国家的希望。
  The young are the hope of the country.
- zhè ge xī wàng róng yì shí xiàn
  这个希望容易实现。
  It's easy to turn this hope into reality.
- tā kāng fù de xī wàng bù dà
  她康复的希望不大。
  There is little hope of her recovery.
synonym
yuàn wàng愿望 yì wàng意望
3
n.a person or thing on which hope is placed
- tā shì zhōng guó wén xué de xī wàng suǒ zài
  她是中国文学的希望所在。
  She is the hope of Chinese literature.
- tā shì tā men duì huò shèng de wéi yī xī wàng
  他是他们队获胜的唯一希望。
  He is their team's only hope for victory.
- tā shì wǒ men de xī wàng
  他是我们的希望。
  He is our hope.
synonym
zhǐ wàng指望

Word usage

common measure word
"希望" is often matched with measure word "个"or"丝"or"线".
- 一个希望
  one hope
- 一丝希望
  one glimmer of hope
- 一线希望
  one flash of hope

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