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希望

xī wàng · xi wang

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HSK 3Old HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to hope
  2. a hope; a wish
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I hope you finish

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)跑(pǎo)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Tomorrow I'm going to run ten kilometres.

  2. Dengdeng

    加油(jiāyóu)！我(wǒ)希望(xīwàng)你(nǐ)能(néng)跑完(pǎowán)。

    Go for it! I hope you can finish.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)希望(xīwàng)！

    Me too!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)希望(xīwàng)你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)得(de)快(kuài)，更(gèng)希望(xīwàng)你(nǐ)别(bié)累(lèi)。

    I hope you run fast, and even more that you don't get tired.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)希望(xīwàng)你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)来(lái)看(kàn)我(wǒ)。

    I hope you come watch me tomorrow.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)希望(xīwàng)去(qù)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)更(gèng)希望(xīwàng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    I hope to go, but I hope even more to sleep.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

希(xī)望(wàng)你(nǐ)能(néng)尽(jǐn)早(zǎo)回(huí)复(fù)。

I hope you will answer me soon.

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02

每(měi)个(gè)孩(hái)子(zi)都(dōu)希(xī)望(wàng)得(dé)到(dào)父(fù)母(mǔ)的(de)关(guān)心(xīn)。

Every child hopes to receive their parents' care.

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希
xī

to hope; to admire

望
wàng

full moon; to hope

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