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希望
xīwàng
Main
English Definitionto wish for; to desire; hope
Simplified Script希望
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxīwàng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hei1mong6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective, (动) verb, (助动) auxiliary verb
Measure Words个
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=3,5
Word Decomposition
希xīto hope; to admire; variant of 稀
望wàngto hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

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Words With Same Head Word    
希腊xīlàGreece
希特勒xī tè lèAdolf Hitler (1889-1945)
希拉克xī lā kèJacques Chirac (1932-2019), president of France 1995-2007
希拉里xī lālǐHillary (name); Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
希尔xī'ěrHill (name); Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
Words With Same Tail Word    
愿望yuànwàngdesire; wish
渴望kěwàngto thirst for; to long for
盼望pànwàngto hope for; to look forward to
失望shīwàngdisappointed; to lose hope; to despair
观望guānwàngto wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey
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