chéng​wàng

to expect

  • created sense approved 承望 · chéng​wàng · to expect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    承望

    chéng​wàng

    to expect

    to anticipate, foresee, or imagine (often used in rhetorical questions or negative contexts like "who would have thought")

    承 (literal) → 承 · chéng · to receive 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to hope

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 承望 · chéng​wàng · to hope — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    承望

    chéng​wàng

    to hope

    to hope for or count on something; to look forward to

    承 (literal) → 承 · chéng · to receive 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to hope

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense