望
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full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
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- 月 +7
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- 望
- Common rank
- #524
- Unicode
- U+671B
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Words with 望
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 望文生义 | lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding th… | |
| 巴高望上 | to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion | |
| 望子成龙 | lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed … | |
| 德高望重 | (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation | |
| 望花区 | Wanghua, a district of Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3 shun4 Shi4], Liaoning | |
| 可望有成 | can be expected to be a success | |
| 望城区 | Wangcheng, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan | |
| 马德望 | Battambang | |
| 罗望子 | (botany) tamarind | |
| 名门望族 | offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood | |
| 望江县 | Wangjiang, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 一望而知 | (idiom) to be evident at a glance | |
| 人望 | prestige; esteem | |
| 一望无际 | as far as the eye can see (idiom) | |
| 太公望 | see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] | |
| 无望 | without hope; hopeless; without prospects | |
| 一眼望去 | as far as the eye can see | |
| 大失所望 | greatly disappointed | |
| 有望 | hopeful; promising | |
| 望花 | see 望花區|望花区[Wang4 hua1 Qu1] |