期望
Old HSK 6
期望 (qīwàng) · to hope
期望 (qīwàng) means “to hope; to expect; expectation”. It is written with 2 characters: 期 (period) + 望 (to expect). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 期望 is built
The characters
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (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
父母对他有很高的期望。Fùmǔ duì tā yǒu hěn gāo de qīwàng.His parents have high expectations of him.
结果没有我们期望的那么好。Jiéguǒ méiyǒu wǒmen qīwàng de nàme hǎo.The result wasn't as good as we hoped.
Questions about 期望
What does 期望 mean?
期望 (qīwàng) means “to hope; to expect; expectation”.
How do you pronounce 期望?
期望 is pronounced qīwàng.
Which HSK level is 期望?
期望 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 日期rìqīdate
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 学期xuéqīterm
- 长期chángqīlong-term
- 定期dìngqīregular
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 近期jìnqīin the near future
Learn 期望 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 140: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.