期待
qīdài
to look forward to, to expect
Part of speech · verb
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待wait
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Examples
- 我很期待这次旅行。I am really looking forward to this trip.
- 父母对孩子寄予很高的期待。Parents place high expectations on their children.
Collocations
很期待充满期待期待已久不负期待
Mnemonic
期 qī "a set time" + 待 dài "to wait": to await an appointed time, i.e. to look forward to.
Related
希望盼望期望失望
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