Hope for in Chinese
to hope for · HSK 6
盼望
- 盼 to hope for
- 望 to look
孩子们都盼望着过年。 The children are all looking forward to the New Year.
More words with 盼 or 望
How do you say hope for in Chinese?
Hope for in Chinese is 盼望 (pàn wàng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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