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希望

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希望

  • xīwàng Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • hei¹ mong⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • hî-mong Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • hi^ˋ mong^˖ Hakka, Hakka Romanization System, 海陸
  • hĭ-uông Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
  • hi¹ morng⁵ Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
  • hi-bāng Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • hi-bōng Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • hi¹ mo⁷ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ¹shi-maon Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • xīwàng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • siwàng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • hsi¹-wang⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • syī-wàng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • shiwanq Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • сиван Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ɕi⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • hei¹ mong⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • hēi mohng Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • héi¹ mong⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /hei̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • hî-mong Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • hi^ˊ mong Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • hi¹ mong⁴ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • /hi²⁴⁻¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli

noun

  1. 願望；期望、想望 希望工程
  2. 願望或期待所寄託的人或事物 你是我唯一的希望。

verb

  1. 期待；盼望 希望你明天能來。
  2. literary 仰望；觀望
  3. literary 迎合

In English

  • hope to want something to happen, with expectation that it might
  • wish to hope for an outcome
  • aspiration hope or ambition
  • fighting chance chance that is dependent on success in a struggle

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"希望." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

希望. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B

Chicago

"希望." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {希望},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}