xī wàng
hope; wish
我希望你能理解我的意思。
wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng lǐjiě wǒ de yìsi.
I hope you can understand what I mean.
我希望你能早日康复。
wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng zǎorì kāngfù.
I hope you can recover soon.
我希望你能找到一份好工作。
wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng zhǎodào yīfèn hǎo gōngzuò.
I hope you can find a good job.
期望 (qīwàng)
expectation
盼望 (pànwàng)
hope
绝望 (juéwàng)
despair
失望 (shīwàng)
disappointment
Track your progress, master characters, and achieve your Chinese language goals.
Get Started Free
The Chinese word 希望 (xīwàng) for "hope" is composed of two characters: 希 (xī) and 望 (wàng). 希 originally meant "rare" or "scarce", and was often used in a negative sense. However, over time, it came to be used in a more positive sense, meaning "to desire" or "to long for". 望 originally meant "to look" or "to gaze", and was often used in the context of looking towards the future. When these two characters are combined, they create the word 希望, which expresses the idea of looking forward to something with desire or longing. In modern Chinese, 希望 is commonly used to express the feeling of hope or to wish for something to happen.
