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巴高望上 巴高望上 [ba1 gao1 wang4 shang4] /to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion/ 6333 1
巴望 巴望 [ba1 wang4] /to look forward to/ 6578 1
拜望 拜望 [bai4 wang4] /to call to pay one's respect/to call on/ 6054 1
博望 博望 [[Bo2wang4]] /see 博望區|博望区[Bo2wang4 Qu1]/ 368 2
博望區 博望区 [[Bo2wang4 Qu1]] /Bowang, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3an1shan1 Shi4], Anhui/ 367 2
不孚眾望 不孚众望 [bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4] /not living up to expectations (idiom)/failing to inspire confidence among people/unpopular/ 4858 1
不負眾望 不负众望 [bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4] /to live up to expectations (idiom)/ 4933 1
承望 承望 [[cheng2wang4]] /(literary) to hope for; to count on/(literary) to expect; to anticipate (esp. in negative expressions)/ 67 2
大失所望 大失所望 [da4 shi1 suo3 wang4] /greatly disappointed/ 7101 1
大喜過望 大喜过望 [da4 xi3 guo4 wang4] /overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)/ 6333 1
大旱望雲霓 大旱望云霓 [[da4han4 wang4 yun2ni2]] /(lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)/(fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation/ 50 2
大旱之望雲霓 大旱之望云霓 [[da4han4 zhi1 wang4 yun2ni2]] /see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4han4 wang4 yun2ni2]/ 468 2
大有 大有 [[da4you3]] /there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望[da4you3-xi1wang4])/(literary) bumper harvest; abundance/ 869 2
大有希望 大有希望 [[da4you3-xi1wang4]] /to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising/ 870 2
戴盆望天 戴盆望天 [dai4 pen2 wang4 tian1] /lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head/fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations/one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties/ 6287 1
得隴望蜀 得陇望蜀 [de2 Long3 wang4 Shu3] /lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized/fig. endless greed/insatiable desire/ 6273 1
德高望重 德高望重 [[de2gao1-wang4zhong4]] /(idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation/ 536 2
登高望遠 登高望远 [deng1 gao1 wang4 yuan3] /to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view/acute foresight/ 6333 1
東瞧西瞅 东瞧西瞅 [dong1 qiao2 xi1 chou3] /see 東張西望|东张西望[dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4]/ 1372 1
東張西望 东张西望 [dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4] /to look in all directions (idiom)/to glance around/ 6096 1
對望 对望 [dui4 wang4] /to look at each other/ 5282 1
反射望遠鏡 反射望远镜 [[fan3she4 wang4yuan3jing4]] /reflecting telescope/ 356 2
放眼望去 放眼望去 [fang4 yan3 wang4 qu4] /as far as the eye can see/ 6499 1
功高望重 功高望重 [gong1 gao1 wang4 zhong4] /high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)/ 6333 1
觀望 观望 [[guan1wang4]] /to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines/to look around; to survey/ 472 2
哈伯太空望遠鏡 哈伯太空望远镜 [Ha1 bo2 Tai4 kong1 Wang4 yuan3 jing4] /Hubble Space Telescope/ 4490 1
好望角 好望角 [Hao3 wang4 Jiao3] /Cape of Good Hope/ 7034 1
厚望 厚望 [hou4 wang4] /great hopes/great expectations/ 6708 1
回望 回望 [hui2 wang4] /to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes/to look back (to one's rear)/(fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on/ 1521 1
極目遠望 极目远望 [ji2 mu4 yuan3 wang4] /as far as the eye can see/ 6745 1
寄望 寄望 [ji4 wang4] /to place hopes on/ 7101 1
寄予厚望 寄予厚望 [ji4 yu3 hou4 wang4] /to place high hopes/ 6128 1
絕望 绝望 [jue2 wang4] /to despair/to give up all hope/desperate/desperation/ 5154 1
郡望 郡望 [[jun4wang4]] /choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].)/ 588 2
瞰望 瞰望 [kan4 wang4] /to overlook/to watch from above/ 6264 1
看望 看望 [[kan4wang4]] /to pay a visit to; to see (sb)/ 33 2
渴望 渴望 [ke3 wang4] /to thirst for/to long for/ 6185 1
可望 可望 [ke3 wang4] /can be expected (to)/to be expected (to)/hopefully (happening)/ 4797 1
可望而不可及 可望而不可及 [[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]] /(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible/ 789 2
可望而不可即 可望而不可即 [[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]] /variant of 可望而不可及[ke3wang4 er2 bu4ke3ji2]/ 786 2
可望有成 可望有成 [[ke3wang4you3cheng2]] /can be expected to be a success/ 640 2
窺望 窥望 [kui1 wang4] /to peep/to spy on/ 6608 1
瞭望 瞭望 [liao4 wang4] /to watch from a height or distance/to keep a lookout/ 6083 1
瞭望哨 瞭望哨 [liao4 wang4 shao4] /lookout post/ 6083 1
瞭望塔 瞭望塔 [liao4 wang4 ta3] /watchtower/observation tower/ 1870 1
瞭望臺 瞭望台 [liao4 wang4 tai2] /observation tower/lookout tower/ 6083 1
呂望 吕望 [Lü3 Wang4] /see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]/ 2766 1
羅望子 罗望子 [[luo2wang4zi3]] /(botany) tamarind/ 322 2
馬德望 马德望 [Ma3 de2 wang4] /Battambang/ 7033 1
門望 门望 [men2 wang4] /family prestige/ 6053 1
彌望 弥望 [mi2 wang4] /a full view/ 7051 1
名門望族 名门望族 [ming2 men2 wang4 zu2] /offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding/blue blood/ 6333 1
名望 名望 [ming2 wang4] /renown/prestige/ 5206 1
凝望 凝望 [ning2 wang4] /to gaze at/to stare fixedly at/ 3784 1
盼望 盼望 [[pan4wang4]] /to hope for; to look forward to/ 867 2
期望 期望 [qi1 wang4] /to have expectations/to earnestly hope/expectation/hope/ 5503 1
期望值 期望值 [qi1 wang4 zhi2] /expectations/(math) expected value/ 2365 1
祈望 祈望 [qi2 wang4] /to hope/to wish/hope/wish/(old) name of an official post/ 4741 1
跂望 跂望 [qi3 wang4] /variant of 企望[qi3 wang4]/ 5892 1
企望 企望 [[qi3wang4]] /to hope for; to look forward to/ 60 2
跂望 跂望 [qi4 wang4] /to stand on tiptoe looking forward to sb or sth/ 6073 1
潛望鏡 潜望镜 [qian2 wang4 jing4] /periscope/ 6800 1
翹望 翘望 [qiao2 wang4] /to raise one's head and look into the distance/fig. to forward to/to long for/ 6528 1
切望 切望 [qie4 wang4] /to eagerly anticipate/ 6045 1
熱望 热望 [re4 wang4] /to aspire/ 5551 1
人望 人望 [[ren2wang4]] /prestige; esteem/ 789 2
若翰 若翰 [Ruo4 han4] /John (less common form of 若望[Ruo4 wang4] or 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4])/ 4234 1
若望 若望 [Ruo4 wang4] /John/Saint John/less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church/ 2673 1
若望福音 若望福音 [[Ruo4wang4 Fu2yin1]] /Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)/ 545 2
奢望 奢望 [she1 wang4] /an extravagant hope/to have excessive expectations/ 6953 1
射電望遠鏡 射电望远镜 [she4 dian4 wang4 yuan3 jing4] /radio telescope/ 1951 1
深孚眾望 深孚众望 [shen1 fu2 zhong4 wang4] /to enjoy the confidence of the people/to be very popular/ 4857 1
聲望 声望 [[sheng1wang4]] /reputation; prestige; public esteem/ 399 2
勝利在望 胜利在望 [sheng4 li4 zai4 wang4] /victory is in sight/ 4034 1
失望 失望 [shi1 wang4] /disappointed/to lose hope/to despair/ 6572 1
守望 守望 [shou3 wang4] /to keep watch/ 993 1
守望台 守望台 [shou3 wang4 tai2] /watchtower/ 3052 1
守望相助 守望相助 [shou3 wang4 xiang1 zhu4] /to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors/mutual help and protection/ 6329 1
雙筒望遠鏡 双筒望远镜 [shuang1 tong3 wang4 yuan3 jing4] /binoculars/ 6554 1
朔望 朔望 [shuo4 wang4] /the new moon/the first day of the lunar month/ 6837 1
朔望潮 朔望潮 [shuo4 wang4 chao2] /spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)/ 6837 1
四診 四诊 [si4 zhen3] /(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊[wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wen2 zhen3] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊[wen4 zhen3] (interrogation), 切診|切诊[qie4 zhen3] (pulse feeling and palpation)/ 5225 1
太公望 太公望 [Tai4 gong1 Wang4] /see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]/ 2766 1
探望 探望 [tan4 wang4] /to visit/to call on sb/to look around/ 5051 1
天文望遠鏡 天文望远镜 [[tian1wen2 wang4yuan3jing4]] /astronomical telescope/ 356 2
眺望 眺望 [tiao4 wang4] /to survey the scene from an elevated position/ 5651 1
[wang4] /full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/to look towards/towards/ 6581 1
[wang4] /15th day of month (lunar calendar)/old variant of 望[wang4]/ 4863 1
望塵莫及 望尘莫及 [wang4 chen2 mo4 ji2] /lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)/to be far inferior/ 5737 1
望風 望风 [wang4 feng1] /to be on the lookout/to keep watch/ 4498 1
望風捕影 望风捕影 [wang4 feng1 bu3 ying3] /see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3]/ 5644 1
望風而逃 望风而逃 [wang4 feng1 er2 tao2] /to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)/ 4559 1
望夫石 望夫石 [Wang4 fu1 Shi2] /Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong/ 4489 1
望見 望见 [wang4 jian4] /to espy/to spot/ 5649 1
望京 望京 [Wang4 jing1] /Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing/ 6635 1
望樓 望楼 [wang4 lou2] /watchtower/lookout tower/ 5132 1
望梅止渴 望梅止渴 [wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3] /lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)/fig. to console oneself with illusions/ 5767 1
望女成鳳 望女成凤 [wang4 nü3 cheng2 feng4] /lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)/fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life/ 2762 1
望日 望日 [wang4 ri4] /the full moon/the fifteenth day of each lunar month/ 6958 1
望文生義 望文生义 [wang4 wen2 sheng1 yi4] /lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning/a far-fetched interpretation/ 3394 1
望眼欲穿 望眼欲穿 [wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1] /to anxiously await/ 5333 1
望遠鏡座 望远镜座 [Wang4 yuan3 jing4 zuo4] /Telescopium (constellation)/ 4661 1
望月 望月 [wang4 yue4] /full moon/ 6578 1
望診 望诊 [wang4 zhen3] /(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]/ 5225 1
望子成龍 望子成龙 [wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2] /lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life/to have great hopes for one's offspring/to give one's child the best education as a career investment/ 6333 1
望族 望族 [wang4 zu2] /distinguished or prominent family/influential clan (old)/ 6001 1
望城 望城 [[Wang4cheng2]] /see 望城區|望城区[Wang4cheng2 Qu1]/ 312 2
望城區 望城区 [[Wang4cheng2 Qu1]] /Wangcheng, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2sha1 Shi4], Hunan/ 312 2
望都 望都 [[Wang4du1]] /see 望都縣|望都县[Wang4du1 Xian4]/ 344 2
望都縣 望都县 [[Wang4du1 Xian4]] /Wangdu, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3ding4 Shi4], Hebei/ 344 2
望而卻步 望而却步 [[wang4er2que4bu4]] /(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)/(fig.) to be deterred/ 50 2
望而生畏 望而生畏 [[wang4er2sheng1wei4]] /(idiom) to feel intimidated/ 779 2
望而興嘆 望而兴叹 [[wang4er2xing1tan4]] /to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)/ 788 2
望花 望花 [[Wang4hua1]] /see 望花區|望花区[Wang4hua1 Qu1]/ 130 2
望花區 望花区 [[Wang4hua1 Qu1]] /Wanghua, a district of Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3shun4 Shi4], Liaoning/ 130 2
望江 望江 [[Wang4jiang1]] /see 望江縣|望江县[Wang4jiang1 Xian4]/ 368 2
望江縣 望江县 [[Wang4jiang1 Xian4]] /Wangjiang, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1qing4 Shi4], Anhui/ 367 2
望奎 望奎 [[Wang4kui2]] /see 望奎縣|望奎县[Wang4kui2 Xian4]/ 342 2
望奎縣 望奎县 [[Wang4kui2 Xian4]] /Wangkui, a county in Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang/ 342 2
望謨 望谟 [[Wang4mo2]] /see 望謨縣|望谟县[Wang4mo2 Xian4]/ 358 2
望謨縣 望谟县 [[Wang4mo2 Xian4]] /Wangmo, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2xi1nan2 Bu4yi1zu2 Miao2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Guizhou/ 358 2
望洋 望洋 [[wang4yang2]] /(literary) to gaze into the air/ 789 2
望洋興嘆 望洋兴叹 [[wang4yang2-xing1tan4]] /(lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)/(fig.) to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)/ 50 2
望遠瞄準鏡 望远瞄准镜 [[wang4yuan3 miao2zhun3jing4]] /telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)/ 503 2
望遠鏡 望远镜 [[wang4yuan3jing4]] /telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])/ 355 2
威望 威望 [wei1 wang4] /prestige/ 7101 1
無望 无望 [wu2 wang4] /without hope/hopeless/without prospects/ 6507 1
希望落空 希望落空 [xi1 wang4 luo4 kong1] /hopes are dashed/ 6576 1
希望 希望 [[xi1wang4]] /to hope/a hope; a wish/ 173 2
喜出望外 喜出望外 [xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4] /to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)/overjoyed at the turn of events/ 4984 1
相望 相望 [xiang1 wang4] /to look at one another/to face each other/ 6153 1
想望 想望 [xiang3 wang4] /to desire/to wish/(literary) to admire/ 1925 1
雅望 雅望 [ya3 wang4] /(literary) spotless reputation/ 2113 1
仰望 仰望 [yang3 wang4] /to look up at/to look up to sb hopefully/ 6059 1
遙望 遥望 [yao2 wang4] /to look into the distance/ 7101 1
一覽眾山小 一览众山小 [yi1 lan3 zhong4 shan1 xiao3] /(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1])/(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place/ 2627 1
一望無際 一望无际 [yi1 wang4 wu2 ji4] /as far as the eye can see (idiom)/ 6333 1
一望無垠 一望无垠 [yi1 wang4 wu2 yin2] /to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)/ 6082 1
一線希望 一线希望 [yi1 xian4 xi1 wang4] /a gleam of hope/ 4348 1
一眼望去 一眼望去 [yi1 yan3 wang4 qu4] /as far as the eye can see/ 6499 1
一望而知 一望而知 [[yi1wang4er2zhi1]] /(idiom) to be evident at a glance/ 789 2
有望 有望 [you3 wang4] /hopeful/promising/ 6878 1
有希望 有希望 [you3 xi1 wang4] /hopeful/promising/prospective/ 7101 1
慾望 欲望 [[yu4wang4]] /desire; longing; appetite; craving/ 614 2
遠望 远望 [yuan3 wang4] /to gaze afar/to look into the distance/ 6849 1
願望 愿望 [yuan4 wang4] /desire/wish/ 5855 1
在望 在望 [[zai4wang4]] /within view; visible/(fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize/ 889 2
瞻望 瞻望 [zhan1 wang4] /to look far ahead/to look forward (to)/ 4808 1
展望 展望 [zhan3 wang4] /outlook/prospect/to look ahead/to look forward to/ 6735 1
張望 张望 [zhang1 wang4] /to look around/to peep (through a crack)/to peer at/to throw a look at/ 5009 1
折反射望遠鏡 折反射望远镜 [[zhe2fan3she4 wang4yuan3jing4]] /catadioptric telescope/ 355 2
折射望遠鏡 折射望远镜 [[zhe2she4 wang4yuan3jing4]] /refracting telescope/ 356 2
這山望著那山高 这山望着那山高 [zhe4 shan1 wang4 zhe5 na4 shan1 gao1] /lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position/the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence/ 6333 1
指望 指望 [[zhi3wang4]] /to count on; to hope for/prospect; hope/ 855 2
眾望 众望 [zhong4 wang4] /people's expectations/ 7101 1
重望 重望 [zhong4 wang4] /renowned/prestigious/great hopes/expectations/ 6708 1
眾望所歸 众望所归 [zhong4 wang4 suo3 gui1] /(idiom) to enjoy popular support/to receive general approval/ 1990 1
矚望 瞩望 [zhu3 wang4] /to look forward to/ 7101 1
資望 资望 [zi1 wang4] /seniority and prestige/ 6797 1

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