HSK Level 6

盼望

pàn wàng

hope for; long for; yearn for

Mobile & Tablet App

Master with Writing Practice

Practice writing with stroke order guidance, audio pronunciation, and interactive exercises in our mobile app.

Step-by-step stroke order animations

Native speaker audio pronunciation

Interactive writing recognition

Practice Now
Character writing practice in mobile app

Example Sentences

我盼望有一天能去中国旅行。

wǒ pànwàng yǒu yītiān néng qù zhōngguó lǚxíng.

I look forward to traveling to China one day.

他盼望着能早日康复。

tā pànwàngzhe néng zǎorì kāngfù.

He is looking forward to recovering soon.

我们都盼望着新的一年的到来。

wǒmen dōu pànwàngzhe xīn de yīnián de dàolái.

We are all looking forward to the coming of the new year.

Synonyms

期待 (qī dài)

expect

渴望 (kě wàng)

long for

Antonyms

失望 (shīwàng)

disappointment

绝望 (juéwàng)

despair

Etymology & Components

The Chinese character 盼 (pàn) means "to look forward to" or "to hope for". It is composed of two parts: the radical 目 (mù), which means "eye", and the phonetic component 盼 (pàn), which is a variant of the character 盼 (pàn), which means "to look". The character 望 (wàng) means "to look at" or "to gaze at". It is composed of two parts: the radical 目 (mù), which means "eye", and the phonetic component 望 (wàng), which is a variant of the character 望 (wàng), which means "to look". The combination of these two characters creates the word 盼望 (pànwàng), which means "to look forward to" or "to hope for".