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盼

pàn

HSK 5 Character

What 盼 means

1. to hope for
2. to long for
3. to expect

Example sentences

• 别期盼奇迹。
  Bié qīpàn qíjì.
  Don't expect miracles.
• 她左顾右盼。
  Tā zuǒgùyòupàn.
  She looked all around.
• 让我们祈盼她会来。
  Ràng wǒmen qí pàn tā huì lái.
  Let's hope she comes.
• 我期盼着下周见到你。
  Wǒ qīpàn zhe xiàzhōu jiàndào nǐ.
  I'm looking forward to seeing you next week.
• 老师和学生一样盼望假期。
  Lǎoshī hé xuésheng yīyàng pànwàng jiàqī.
  Not only the student but their teacher is looking forward to holiday.
• 今祯子当时能做的就是折纸鹤并期盼奇迹。
  Jīn zhēn zǐ dāngshí néng zuò de jiùshì zhézhǐ hè bìng qīpàn qíjì.
  All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.

Words starting with 盼

• 盼望pàn wàngto hope for; to look forward to
• 盼复pàn fùexpecting your reply (epistolary style)
• 盼头pàn touhopes; good prospects
• 盼星星盼月亮pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàngto wish for the stars and the moon; to have unreal expectations
• 盼睐pàn làiyour favors; your consideration

Words containing 盼

• 期盼qī pànto expect; to await
• 企盼qǐ pànto hope for; to look forward to
• 左顾右盼zuǒ gù yòu pànglancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
• 顾盼gù pàn(literary) to look around; (literary) to care for
• 切盼qiè pànto look forward eagerly to sth; keenly desired
• 奢盼shē pànan extravagant hope; to have unrealistic expectations
• 祈盼qí pànto earnestly hope for; to fervently wish for
• 顾盼自雄gù pàn zì xióngto strut about feeling complacent (idiom)
• 翘盼qiáo pànto long for; eager for

Characters built on 分

These share the phonetic component 分 (fēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 颁bānto promulgate; to send out; to issue
• 扮bànto disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role)

Characters that look like 盼

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 秘mìsecret; secretary
• 验yànto examine; to test; to check
• 粉fěnpowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch…
• 殴ōuto beat up; to hit sb
• 桁hángcangue (stocks to punish criminals)
• 拾shèto ascend in light steps

Sounds the same

Read pàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 判(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)…
• 叛to betray; to rebel; to revolt
• 畔(bound form) side; edge; boundary
• 拚to strive for; to struggle; to disregard
• 板to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
• 泮(literary) to melt; to dissolve
• 袢used in 袷袢; variant of 襻
• 襻button loop; sth similar to a button loop (shoe strap, basket handle etc)…
• 詊pleasing; clever talk
• 鋬(dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel
• 頖disperse