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yue4 - flesh; month; moon

yuè

flesh; moon; month



  • gaze into the distance; look over
  • hope; expect
  • hopeful

jué-wàng
绝望

adj.

hopelessness; despair; give up all hope

kàn-wàng
看望

v.

call on; visit

kě-wàng
渴望

v.

long for; yearn

míng-wàng
名望

n.

reputation

shī-wàng
失望

v.

disappoint

tàn-wàng
探望

v.

call on; visit

xī-wàng
希望

n. /v.

hope; expect; look forward to

yuàn-wàng
愿望

n.

wish; will

wàng-chén-mò-jí
望尘莫及
be too far behind to catch up

wàng-méi-zhǐ-kě
望梅止渴
look at plums to quench thirst; dreams can help even without the real thing

dà-shī-suǒ-wàng
大失所望
to one’s great disappointment

Usage 用法

gaze into the distance; look over

Nǐ wàng-zhe wǒ, wǒ wàng-zhe nǐ, liǎng ge rén dōu xiào-le qǐ-lái.
你望着我,我望着你,两个人都笑了起来。
We are looking at each other and begin to laugh.

hope; expect

Wàng nǐ zǎo-rì huī-fù jiàn-kāng.
望你早日恢复健康。
I hope you can recover soon.

hopeful

Jīn-nián fēng-shōu yǒu wàng le.
今年丰收有望了。
There is much hope for a bountiful harvest this year.