指望
Old HSK 6
指望 (zhǐwang) · to count on
指望 (zhǐwang) means “to count on; to expect; hope”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 望 (to expect). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 指望 is built
The characters
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
望 wàng · to expect
What 望 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别指望他会帮你。Bié zhǐwang tā huì bāng nǐ.Don't count on him to help you.
这件事没有什么指望了。Zhè jiàn shì méiyǒu shénme zhǐwang le.There's no hope for this anymore.
Questions about 指望
What does 指望 mean?
指望 (zhǐwang) means “to count on; to expect; hope”.
How do you pronounce 指望?
指望 is pronounced zhǐwang.
Which HSK level is 指望?
指望 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
Learn 指望 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.