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期望

qī wàng · qi wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to have expectations
  2. to earnestly hope
  3. expectation
  4. hope
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)对(duì)考试(kǎoshì)成绩(chéngjì)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)期望(qīwàng)吗(ma)？

    What do you expect from your exam result?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)很高(hěngāo)的(de)期望(qīwàng)，及格(jígé)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    I don't expect much. Passing is enough for me.

  3. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)及格(jígé)？老师(lǎoshī)对(duì)你(nǐ)的(de)期望(qīwàng)可(kě)很高(hěngāo)呢(ne)。

    Only pass? Your teacher has high expectations of you.

  4. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)才(cái)不(bù)敢(gǎn)看(kàn)。

    That is why I don't dare to look.

  5. Dengdeng

    一起(yīqǐ)看(kàn)吧(ba)，说不定(shuōbudìng)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)期望(qīwàng)的(de)还(hái)好(hǎo)！

    Let's look together. Maybe it's better than you expect!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)期(qī)望(wàng)，他(tā)们(men)能(néng)够(gòu)支(zhī)持(chí)我(wǒ)的(de)观(guān)点(diǎn)。

I don't expect that they will support my view.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)期(qī)望(wàng)得(dé)到(dào)这(zhè)样(yàng)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

I didn't expect that result.

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

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