盼望
pànwàng
to long for, to look forward to
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我们盼望着春天的到来。We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring.
- 母亲天天盼望儿子回家。The mother longs every day for her son to come home.
Collocations
盼望已久日夜盼望盼望着殷切盼望
Mnemonic
盼 pàn "to look eagerly" + 望 wàng "to hope": "to long for, to look forward to". 盼 carries the eye radical 目 ("watching with longing"). Unlike 渴望 (inner desire), 盼望 awaits a concrete event or person’s arrival. 盼望已久 = long awaited. Similar to 期待.
Related
渴望期盼期待巴望
Quick check
How do 盼望 and 渴望 differ?