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展望 (zhǎn wàng) — Chinese word meaning

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展望 (zhǎn wàng) is a Chinese word: look ahead; look forward to; outlook; prospect. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 展望

动 dòng verb

look ahead; look forward to; outlook; prospect

让我们展望新的一年。

ràng wǒ men zhǎn wàng xīn de yī nián

Let's look ahead to the new year.

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Word breakdown

展 zhǎn — extend, unfold (extends one's vision)

Words with this character (14)
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望 wàng — look, gaze (look toward the future)

Words with this character (21)
  • 1 希望 xī wàng — to hope HSK 2
    • 希 hope, wish
    • 望 expectation, to look forward to
    Example

    我希望明天天气好。

    wǒ xī wàng míng tiān tiān qì hǎo

    I hope the weather will be good tomorrow.

  • 2 失望 shī wàng — disappointed HSK 4
    • 失 to lose, to fail to achieve
    • 望 hope, expectation
    Example

    他对考试结果感到失望。

    tā duì kǎo shì jié guǒ gǎn dào shī wàng

    He felt disappointed about the exam results.

  • 3 愿望 yuàn wàng — wish HSK 5
    • 愿 wish, willing, desire
    • 望 hope, expectation, looking forward to
    Example

    我们都希望你的愿望能实现。

    wǒ men dōu xī wàng nǐ de yuàn wàng néng shí xiàn

    We all hope your wish can come true.

  • 4 看望 kàn wàng — to visit (someone) HSK 5
    • 看 to look at, to see
    • 望 to gaze toward (with care and concern)
    Example

    我明天去看望生病的奶奶。

    wǒ míng tiān qù kàn wàng shēng bìng de nǎi nai

    I will visit my sick grandmother tomorrow.

  • 5 期望 qī wàng — to expect HSK 6
    • 期 anticipated time, expectation
    • 望 to hope, to look forward to
    Example

    父母期望孩子能够成功。

    fù mǔ qī wàng hái zi néng gòu chéng gōng

    Parents expect their children to succeed.

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Structure & writing
1 展 zhǎn — to unfold; to spread out
展 is a component in 1 characters
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辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way

展 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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2 望 wàng — to look, to look into the distance

望 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亡 wáng — to flee; to run away
亡 is a component in 8 characters
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忙 máng busy, occupied (opposite of '闲')
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忘 wàng to forget, fail to remember, omit 望 wàng to look, to look into the distance
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盲 máng blind; unable to see
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妄 wàng absurd, irrational, wild 氓 máng see "流氓": ① vagrant; rogue or hooligan; ② indecent behavior such as harassing women 芒 máng a perennial herb (Miscanthus sinensis) growing in hills and fields, with linear leaves, brownish-yellow panicles in autumn, and hairy fruits 茫 máng vast and boundless, indistinct
2.2 月 yuè — the moon, Earth's natural satellite
月 is a component in 17 characters
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前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 朋 péng friend; companion 服 fú clothing; garment 期 qī scheduled date; deadline
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望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 阴 yīn the moon (太阴)
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钥 yào key 青 qīng black
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朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'
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朗 lǎng bright, well-lit
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惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤 朦 méng dim, hazy (as in 朦胧: dim moonlight or blurry, indistinct) 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave 胧 lóng dim moonlight; hazy, indistinct (as in 朦胧) 腾 téng to run or leap
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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China
2.3 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study
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望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)
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丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer
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琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven
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润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature
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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic
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呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor
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噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)
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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

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