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title: "Qipan Meaning: 期盼 (qīpàn) Means “to look forward to”"
description: "期盼 (qīpàn) means “to look forward to; to hope for”. Hear its tones, see what 期 and 盼 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qipan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 期盼 mean?

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期盼 qīpàn

## to look forward to; to hope for

## Its characters

1. 期 qī to expect
2. 盼 pàn to hope for

## In a sentence

孩子们都在期盼着过年。 The children are all looking forward to the New Year.

[More about 期盼](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%9F%E7%9B%BC)

## More words with 期 or 盼

- [长期 chángqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqi)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [初期 chūqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuqi)
- [到期 dàoqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoqi)
- [定期 dìngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingqi)
- [短期 duǎnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanqi)
- [后期 hòuqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houqi)
- [假期 jiàqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaqi)
- [近期 jìnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinqi)
- [盼望 pànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panwang)

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