望 wàng — to look over; to gaze into the distance; to watch; to look at; to view

望
wàng

Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #2394

Variant: 朢

wàng wang4

Basic definition

verb
  1. to look over; to gaze into the distance; to watch; to look at; to view e.g 眺望仰望瞭望
  2. to hope; to expect; to look forward to; to anticipate; to desire e.g 希望盼望期望
  3. to visit; to call on; to pay a call; to wait upon e.g 探望看望拜望
noun
  1. hope; expectation; wish; prospect; expectation; desire e.g 愿望指望
  2. full moon; the 15th night of a lunar month; full moon e.g 望日望月

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。甲骨文字形，上面是“臣”象眼睛，下面是“𡈼”( tǐng)。象一个人站在土地上远望。小篆又加“月”字，表望的对象。本义:远望)
  2. gaze into the distance e.g 望台 · 望楼 · 望阙 · 望乞 · 望国 · 望睹 · 望乡 · 望祭 · 望拜 · 望祀 · 望眼
  3. sacrifice in distance e.g 望祀 · 望拜 · 望表
  4. expect;hope e.g 望岁 · 望祈 · 望幸 · 望巴巴
  5. look up e.g 望月 望羊 · 望子 · 望洋 · 望慕 · 望云 · 望视
  6. inspect e.g 望色 · 望气者
  7. visit e.g 探望拜望看望
  8. compare
  9. grudge e.g 望沮 · 望言
  10. approach e.g 望七 · 望五 · 望四 · 望秋
noun
  1. sight e.g 望山 · 望中
  2. prestige e.g 德高望重 望轻 · 望姓 · 望重 · 望臣 · 望雅
  3. hope
  4. the 15th day of a lunar month e.g 望后 · 望夜
  5. bound
  6. looks
  7. distinguished person
  8. window
  9. flag e.g 望竿
  10. prefecture
preposition
  1. towards;to e.g 望前走

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