望 [－]

Jyutping mong6
Pinyin wàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. full moon
  2. to hope
  3. to expect
  4. to visit
  5. to gaze (into the distance)
  6. to look towards
  7. towards
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、術語
    滿月​；​農​曆​十五​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    full moon
    • 朔望月
      朔望月
      sok3 mong6 jyut6
      lunation
  2. 語素
    希望​；​期望
    hope; expectation
    • 有望
      有望
      jau5 mong6
      hopefully; optimistically; possibly
    • 無望
      无望
      mou4 mong6
      hopeless; without hope or prospects
  3. 動詞
    集中​視線​咁​睇
    to look; to gaze
    • 你望下嗰個女仔，幾靚噉喎。
      你望下𠮶个女仔，几靓噉㖞。
      nei5 mong6 haa5 go2 go3 neoi5 zai2, gei2 leng3 gam2 wo3.
      Hey, look at that girl. She's quite pretty.
    • 你望咁耐㗎？望到入晒神呀？
      你望咁耐㗎？望到入晒神呀？
      nei5 mong6 gam3 noi6 gaa3? mong6 dou3 jap6 saai3 san4 aa4?
      Why are you gazing for so long? Are you enthralled?
    • 我望唔清佢個樣啊。
      我望唔清佢个样啊。
      ngo5 mong6 m4 cing1 keoi5 go3 joeng2 aa3.
      I can't see her face clearly.
    • 望咩望！望完未啊？望夠未啊？
      望咩望！望完未啊？望够未啊？
      mong6 me1 mong6! mong6 jyun4 mei6 aa3? mong6 gau3 mei6 aa3?
      What are you looking at? Are you done staring yet?
    • 你望住我講多次。
      你望住我讲多次。
      nei5 mong6 zyu6 ngo5 gong2 do1 ci3.
      Look at me and say that again.
  4. 動詞
    希望​；​指望
    to hope; to expect
    • 而家望就望佢冇事啦。
      而家望就望佢冇事啦。
      ji4 gaa1 mong6 zau6 mong6 keoi5 mou5 si6 laa1.
      Now we can just hope that he's fine.
    • 望就噉望啦。
      望就噉望啦。
      mong6 zau6 gam2 mong6 laa1.
      Hope so.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to hope; to expect
    • 希望
      希望
      xī wàng
      to hope; to wish; to desire
    • 願望
      愿望
      yuàn wàng
      wish; desire
  2. character
    to gaze at; to stare at
  3. character, dialectal
    to look; to look at
    • 含住个鸡包仔 望住四宝鸡扎
      含住个鸡包仔 望住四宝鸡扎
      ham4 zyu6 go3 gai1 baau1 zai2, mong6 zyu6 sei3 bou2 gai1 zaat3
      holding a small chicken bun in the mouth, looking at the four-treasure chicken roll
    • 東張西望
      东张西望
      dōng zhāng xī wàng
      to look around
    • 我望嚟望去都望唔到㖞！
      我望嚟望去都望唔到㖞！
      ngo5 mong6 lai4 mong6 heoi3 dou1 mong6 m4 dou2 wo3!
      I kept looking but I still can't see it!
    • 望下嗰度！
      望下𠮶度！
      mong6 haa5 go2 dou6!
      Look over there!
    • 望左
      望左
      mong6 zo2
      look left (found on roads in Hong Kong)
  4. character
    fame; reputation
    • 名望
      名望
      míng wàng
      fame
    • 威望
      威望
      wēi wàng
      prestige
  5. character
    to see; to watch (especially from a distance)
    • 眺望
      眺望
      tiào wàng
      to watch from a vantage point
    • 吾視其轍亂，望其旗靡，故逐之。
      吾视其辙乱，望其旗靡，故逐之。
      wú shì qí zhé luàn ， wàng qí qí mǐ ， gù zhú zhī ．
      Having seen the disorderly tracks they left behind and espied their low-hanging banners afar, I gave the order to pursue them.
  6. character, figuratively
    to observe; to watch
    • 觀望
      观望
      guān wàng
      to observe without taking action
  7. character, Chinese
    the day or night of the full moon
    • 朔望月
      朔望月
      shuò wàng yuè
      synodic month
  8. character
    location; locality
    • 郡望
      郡望
      jùn wàng
      ancestral home; place of origin (of one's lineage)
    • 地望
      地望
      dì wàng
      geographical location; geography
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to look at, look forward
  2. to hope, expect
  3. Cangjie Input
    YBHG
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 看
  2. 瞪著看 – 瞪着看
  3. 瞥
  4. 瞥看
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4278
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #220
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #301
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    世界上的教育都让我失望。
    世界上的教育都讓我失望。
    shì jiè shàng de jiào yù dōu ràng wǒ shī wàng 。
    • Education in this world disappoints me.
  2. Mandarin
    没有欲望就等于拥有。
    沒有慾望就等於擁有。
    méi yǒu yù wàng jiù děng yú yōng yǒu 。
    • Not wanting is the same as having.
  3. Mandarin
    她没有辜负我们的期望。
    她沒有辜負我們的期望。
    tā méi yǒu gū fù wǒ men de qī wàng 。
    • She lived up to our expectations.
  4. Mandarin
    他父母对他期望过高。
    他父母對他期望過高。
    tā fù mǔ duì tā qī wàng guò gāo 。
    • His parents expect too much of him.
  5. Mandarin
    我希望如此。
    我希望如此。
    wǒ xī wàng rú cǐ 。
    • I hope so.
    • That's what I hope.
    • I hope.
    • I hope so!
    • Hopefully.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    希望你阿爸阿妈会俾我哋结婚啦。
    希望你阿爸阿媽會俾我哋結婚啦。
    hei1 mong6 nei5 aa3 baa1 aa3 maa1 wui2 bei2 ngo5 dei2 git3 fan1 laa1 。
    • I hope that your parents will allow us to marry.
    • I hope your parents will allow us to get married.
  2. Cantonese
    大家唔该望吓黑板。
    大家唔該望吓黑板。
    daai6 gaa1 m4 goi1 mong6 haak3 hak1 baan2 。
    • Look at the blackboard, everyone.
  3. Cantonese
    个学生俾个老师望到周身唔自在。
    個學生俾個老師望到周身唔自在。
    go3 hok6 saang1 bei2 go3 lou5 si1 mong6 dou3 zau1 san1 m4 zi6 zoi6 。
    • The student became very nervous with the teacher watching him.
  4. Cantonese
    无论喺咩地方，过马路之前都应该望清楚左右先。
    無論喺咩地方，過馬路之前都應該望清楚左右先。
    mou4 leon6 hai2 me1 dei6 fong1 ， gwo3 maa5 lou6 zi1 cin4 dou1 jing1 goi1 mong6 cing1 co2 zo2 jau6 sin1 。
    • It's a good rule to look both ways before you cross the street anywhere.
  5. Cantonese
    你可以用肉眼睇星星，用望远镜嘅话，仲可以睇得清楚啲添。
    你可以用肉眼睇星星，用望遠鏡嘅話，仲可以睇得清楚啲添。
    nei5 ho2 ji5 jung6 juk6 ngaan5 tai2 sing1 sing1 ， jung6 mong6 jyun5 geng3 ge3 waa2 ， zung6 ho2 ji5 tai2 dak1 cing1 co2 di1 tim1 。
    • You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    望住个镜头。
    望住個鏡頭。
    mong6 zyu6 go3 geng3 tau4.
    • Look at the camera.
  2. Cantonese
    眈天望地
    眈天望地
    daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6
    • to loop up and look down
  3. Cantonese
    佢希望喺呢个墓园买一块墓地。
    佢希望喺呢個墓園買一塊墓地。
    keoi5 hei1 mong6 hai2 nei1 go3 mou6 jyun4 maai5 jat1 faai3 mou6 dei6
    • He wants to buy a burial ground in this graveyard.
  4. Cantonese
    一望无垠
    一望無垠
    jat1 mong6 mou4 ngan4
    • boundless
  5. Cantonese
    佢希望事业上有一番作为。
    佢希望事業上有一番作為。
    keoi5 hei1 mong6 si6 jip6 soeng6 jau5 jat1 faan1 zok3 wai4
    • She hopes that she will have great success in her career.
Examples (None)
  1. 巴金：「据说老年人对《望乡》持反对态度的多，我已经踏进了七十五岁的门槛，可是我很喜欢这部电影，我认为这是一部好电影。」
    巴金：「據説老年人對《望鄉》持反對態度的多，我已經踏進了七十五歲的門檻，可是我很喜歡這部電影，我認為這是一部好電影。」
  2. Cantonese
    望见佢回眸浅笑，我一时心神荡漾。
    望見佢回眸淺笑，我一時心神盪漾。
    mong6 gin3 keoi5 wui4 mau6 cin2 siu3, ngo5 jat1 si4 sam1 san4 dong6 joeng6.
  3. Cantonese
    眺望
    眺望
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    她的事仍有希望。
    她的事仍有希望。
    tā de shì réng yǒu xī wàng ．
    • There is hope for her yet.
  2. Mandarin
    企望
    企望
    qǐ wàng
    • to hope for
  3. Cantonese
    望一望
    望一望
    mong6 jat1 mong6
    • to have a look
  4. Cantonese
    含住个鸡包仔 望住四宝鸡扎
    含住个鸡包仔 望住四宝鸡扎
    ham4 zyu6 go3 gai1 baau1 zai2, mong6 zyu6 sei3 bou2 gai1 zaat3
    • holding a small chicken bun in the mouth, looking at the four-treasure chicken roll
    • With a chicken bun in my mouth, staring at the four-treasure chicken roll
  5. Mandarin
    喜出望外
    喜出望外
    xǐ chū wàng wài
    • to be pleasantly surprised