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指望

zhǐ wàng · zhi wang

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to count on; to hope for
  2. prospect; hope
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Counting on the neighbour

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)八点(bādiǎn)你(nǐ)能(néng)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)起床(qǐchuáng)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, can you wake me up at eight tomorrow morning?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)指望(zhǐwàng)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)也(yě)起(qǐ)不(bù)来(lái)。

    Don't count on me. I can't get up myself either.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)能(néng)指望(zhǐwàng)闹钟(nàozhōng)了(le)。

    Then I can only count on my alarm clock.

  4. Dengdeng

    闹钟(nàozhōng)你(nǐ)也(yě)别(bié)指望(zhǐwàng)，上次(shàngcì)它(tā)响(xiǎng)了(le)你(nǐ)也(yě)没(méi)醒(xǐng)。

    Don't count on the alarm either. It rang last time and you didn't wake.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)指望(zhǐwàng)楼上(lóushàng)的(de)邻居(línjū)吧(ba)，他(tā)每天(měitiān)六点(liùdiǎn)跳绳(tiàoshéng)。

    Then let's count on the neighbour upstairs. He skips rope at six every day.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)被(bèi)他(tā)吵醒(chǎoxǐng)过(guò)，这个(zhège)可以(kěyǐ)指望(zhǐwàng)！

    Right, he has woken us up before. This one we can count on!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)指(zhǐ)望(wàng)我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ)周(zhōu)到(dào)！

You can't expect me to always think of everything!

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by wakaran · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)指(zhǐ)望(wàng)从(cóng)你(nǐ)身(shēn)上(shang)得(dé)到(dào)什(shén)么(me)。

I don't expect anything from you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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