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期望 qīwàng

期望 qīwàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 期望 qīwàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīwàng | qi1 wang4
English translation
to have expectations
to earnestly hope
expectation
hope

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Traditional form

期望 qīwàng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 期望 qīwàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yuè represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

yuè

Positional decomposition

其月

Number of Strokes

12
wàng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon ( yuè ). wáng is a sound component that was added later.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰亡月王

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 期望 qīwàng

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gāi 商品 shāngpǐn hǎo xiāo . 公司 gōngsī 期望 qīwàng guì 公司 gōngsī lái 订购 dìng gòu .

This commodity has ready market. We expect an order from you.

dāng 查尔斯 Chá ěr sī dài shí , jiù 期望 qīwàng zhāo yǒu 可观 kěguān de 财产 cáichǎn 可以 kěyǐ 继承 jìchéng .

There was the prospect of too good a fortune in reversion when Charles married Dina.

他们 tā men 期望 qīwàng huì yǒu hěn Gāo de 投票 tóupiào shǔ .

They expected a heavy poll.

房子 fáng zi suǒ 期望 qīwàng de chā .

The house is inferior to what I expected.

我们 wǒmen duì bào zhāo hěn de 期望 qīwàng .

We have great expectations of him.

期望 qīwàng Decomposition

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期望 qīwàng Compounds

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