Meaning of 指望
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhǐwàng
- to count on; to hope for
- prospect; hope
指望 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我指望你的帮助。
I'm counting on your help.
我就指望你了。
I'm counting on you.
我指望你了。
I am counting on you.
我们不指望汤姆能活得更久。
We don't expect Tom to live much longer.
我不指望从你身上得到什么。
I don't expect anything from you.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
指 zhǐ · finger · 9 strokes
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望 wàng · full moon · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 指望.
| 希望 | xīwàng | to hope; a hope; a wish |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 愿望 | yuànwàng | desire; wish |
| 指导 | zhǐdǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 指出 | zhǐchū | to indicate; to point out |
| 失望 | shīwàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 指挥 | zhǐhuī | to conduct; to command |
| 看望 | kànwàng | to pay a visit to; to see (sb) |
| 渴望 | kěwàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 指示 | zhǐshì | to point out; to indicate |
| 期望 | qīwàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope |
| 绝望 | juéwàng | to despair; to give up all hope |
Questions about 指望
What does 指望 mean?
指望 (zhǐwàng) means "to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 指望?
指望 is made of 2 characters: 指 (9 strokes), 望 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 指望 an HSK word?
Yes. 指望 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.