wàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. full moon
  2. 2. to hope
  3. 3. to expect
  4. 4. to visit
  5. 5. to gaze (into the distance)
  6. 6. to look towards
  7. 7. towards

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Words Containing 望

喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)

失望
shī wàng

disappointed

奢望
shē wàng

an extravagant hope

威望
wēi wàng

prestige

展望
zhǎn wàng

outlook

希望
xī wàng

to wish for

欲望
yù wàng

desire; longing; appetite; craving

指望
zhǐ wàng

to hope for sth

探望
tàn wàng

to visit

有望
yǒu wàng

hopeful

望见
wàng jiàn

to espy

望远镜
wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

期望
qī wàng

to have expectations

东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng

to look in all directions (idiom)

渴望
kě wàng

to thirst for

盼望
pàn wàng

to hope for

看望
kàn wàng

to pay a visit to; to see (sb)

绝望
jué wàng

to despair

声望
shēng wàng

popularity

观望
guān wàng

to wait and see

愿望
yuàn wàng

desire

一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín

to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

一望无际
yī wàng wú jì

as far as the eye can see (idiom)

一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī

to be evident at a glance (idiom)

一眼望去
yī yǎn wàng qù

as far as the eye can see

一线希望
yī xiàn xī wàng

a gleam of hope

不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng

not living up to expectations (idiom)

不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng

to live up to expectations (idiom)

仰望
yǎng wàng

to look up at

企望
qǐ wàng

hope

倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè

to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)

凝望
níng wàng

to gaze at

切望
qiè wàng

to eagerly anticipate

功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng

high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)

胜利在望
shèng lì zài wàng

victory is in sight

厚望
hòu wàng

great hopes

可望
kě wàng

can be expected (to)

可望取胜者
kě wàng qǔ shèng zhě

favorite (to win a race or championship)

可望有成
kě wàng yǒu chéng

can be expected to be a success

可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí

in sight but unattainable (idiom)

可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí

in sight but unattainable (idiom)

名望
míng wàng

renown

名门望族
míng mén wàng zú

offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding

吕望
lǚ wàng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

哈伯太空望远镜
hā bó tài kōng wàng yuǎn jìng

Hubble Space Telescope

回望
huí wàng

to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes

大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng

overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)

大失所望
dà shī suǒ wàng

greatly disappointed

大旱之望云霓
dà hàn zhī wàng yún ní

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]

大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní

lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)

大旱望霓
dà hàn wàng ní

see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[dà hàn wàng yún ní]

大有希望
dà yǒu xī wàng

to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising

太公望
tài gōng wàng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

好望角
hǎo wàng jiǎo

Cape of Good Hope

守望
shǒu wàng

to keep watch

守望台
shǒu wàng tái

watchtower

守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù

to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors

寄予厚望
jì yǔ hòu wàng

to place high hopes

寄望
jì wàng

to place hopes on

射电望远镜
shè diàn wàng yuǎn jìng

radio telescope

对望
duì wàng

to look at each other

巴望
bā wàng

to look forward to

巴高望上
bā gāo wàng shàng

to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion

希望落空
xī wàng luò kōng

hopes are dashed

张望
zhāng wàng

to look around

弥望
mí wàng

a full view

得陇望蜀
dé lǒng wàng shǔ

lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized

德高望重
dé gāo wàng zhòng

a person of virtue and prestige

想望
xiǎng wàng

to desire

戴盆望天
dài pén wàng tiān

lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head

承望
chéng wàng

to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...)

拜望
bài wàng

to call to pay one's respect

放眼望去
fàng yǎn wàng qù

as far as the eye can see

有希望
yǒu xī wàng

hopeful

朔望
shuò wàng

the new moon

朔望潮
shuò wàng cháo

spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)

望京
wàng jīng

Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing

望城
wàng chéng

Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], Hunan

望城县
wàng chéng xiàn

Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], Hunan

望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)

望夫石
wàng fū shí

Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[shā tián], Hong Kong

望奎
wàng kuí

Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

望奎县
wàng kuí xiàn

Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

望女成凤
wàng nǚ chéng fèng

lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)

望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng

lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life

望安
wàng ān

Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

望安乡
wàng ān xiāng

Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[péng hú xiàn] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì

lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning

望族
wàng zú

distinguished or prominent family

望日
wàng rì

the full moon

望月
wàng yuè

full moon

望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

望楼
wàng lóu

watchtower

望江
wàng jiāng

Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

望江县
wàng jiāng xiàn

Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

望洋
wàng yáng

(literary) to gaze in the air

望洋兴叹
wàng yáng xīng tàn

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)

望眼欲穿
wàng yǎn yù chuān

to anxiously await

望而却步
wàng ér què bù

to shrink back; to flinch

望而生畏
wàng ér shēng wèi

intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring

望而兴叹
wàng ér xīng tàn

to look and sigh

望花
wàng huā

Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning

望花区
wàng huā qū

Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning

望诊
wàng zhěn

(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[sì zhěn]

望谟
wàng mó

Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

望谟县
wàng mó xiàn

Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

望远瞄准镜
wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìng

telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)

望远镜座
wàng yuǎn jìng zuò

Telescopium (constellation)

望都
wàng dū

Wangdu county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

望都县
wàng dū xiàn

Wangdu county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

望风
wàng fēng

to be on the lookout

望风捕影
wàng fēng bǔ yǐng

see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng]

望风而逃
wàng fēng ér táo

to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)

期望值
qī wàng zhí

expectations

极目远望
jí mù yuǎn wàng

as far as the eye can see

深孚众望
shēn fú zhòng wàng

to enjoy the confidence of the people

潜望镜
qián wàng jìng

periscope

无取胜希望者
wú qǔ shèng xī wàng zhě

outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)

无望
wú wàng

without hope

热望
rè wàng

to aspire

登高望远
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view

相望
xiāng wàng

to look at one another

眺望
tiào wàng

to survey the scene from an elevated position

众望
zhòng wàng

people's expectations

众望所归
zhòng wàng suǒ guī

(idiom) to enjoy popular support

瞭望
liào wàng

to watch from a height or distance

瞭望哨
liào wàng shào

lookout post

瞭望塔
liào wàng tǎ

watchtower

瞭望台
liào wàng tái

observation tower

瞰望
kàn wàng

to overlook

瞻望
zhān wàng

to look far ahead

瞩望
zhǔ wàng

to look forward to

祈望
qí wàng

to hope

窥望
kuī wàng

to peep

绝望的境地
jué wàng de jìng dì

desperate straits

翘望
qiáo wàng

to raise one's head and look into the distance

若望福音
ruò wàng fú yīn

Gospel according to St John

资望
zī wàng

seniority and prestige

跂望
qì wàng

to stand on tiptoe looking forward to sb or sth

这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position

遥望
yáo wàng

to look into the distance

远望
yuǎn wàng

to gaze afar

重望
zhòng wàng

renowned

门望
mén wàng

family prestige

雅望
yǎ wàng

(literary) spotless reputation

双筒望远镜
shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

马德望
mǎ dé wàng

Battambang