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期望

qī wàng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

期望 (qī wàng) means "to have expectations". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 期望 means

1. to have expectations
2. to earnestly hope
3. expectation
4. hope

The characters in 期望

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect

Example sentences

• 我对他期望很高。
  I expect a lot from him.
• 我们期望今年丰收。
  Wǒmen qīwàng jīnnián fēngshōu.
  We're expecting a good harvest this year.
• 我们对他期望很多。
  We expect a lot from him.
• 他父母对他期望过高。
  Tā fùmǔ duì tā qīwàng guògāo.
  His parents expect too much of him.
• 别对他有太高的期望。
  Don't expect too much of him.
• 我们期望能再见到你。
  We look forward to seeing you again.

Words starting with 期望

• 期望值qī wàng zhíexpectations; (math) expected value

Where 期望 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bào–qī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qī wàng correctly.
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