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可望
kě wàng
Pinyin
Definition
可望
-
kě wàng
can be expected (to)
to be expected (to)
hopefully (happening)
Character Decomposition
可
一
亅
口
望
匸
丶
月
王
Related Words
(20)
可
kě
1
can
2
may
3
able to
4
to approve
5
to permit
6
to suit
7
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
8
very
可以
kě yǐ
1
can
2
may
3
possible
4
able to
5
not bad
6
pretty good
可爱
kě ài
1
adorable
2
cute
3
lovely
可是
kě shì
1
but
2
however
3
(used for emphasis) indeed
可能
kě néng
1
might (happen)
2
possible
3
probable
4
possibility
5
probability
6
maybe
7
perhaps
8
CL:個|个[gè]
希望
xī wàng
1
to wish for
2
to desire
3
hope
4
CL:個|个[gè]
仰望
yǎng wàng
1
to look up at
2
to look up to sb hopefully
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
1
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
可怕
kě pà
1
awful
2
dreadful
3
fearful
4
formidable
5
frightful
6
scary
7
hideous
8
horrible
9
terrible
10
terribly
可耻
kě chǐ
1
shameful
2
disgraceful
3
ignominious
可悲
kě bēi
1
lamentable
可惜
kě xī
1
it is a pity
2
what a pity
3
unfortunately
可恶
kě wù
1
repulsive
2
vile
3
hateful
4
abominable
可怜
kě lián
1
pitiful
2
pathetic
3
to have pity on
可乐
kě lè
1
amusing
2
entertaining
3
(loanword) cola
可笑
kě xiào
1
funny
2
ridiculous
可贵
kě guì
1
to be treasured
2
praiseworthy
失望
shī wàng
1
disappointed
2
to lose hope
3
to despair
奢望
shē wàng
1
an extravagant hope
2
to have excessive expectations
宁可
nìng kě
1
preferably
2
one would prefer to...(or not to...)
3
would rather
4
(would) be better to
5
(to pick) the lesser of two evils
Idioms
(20)
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
1
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
1
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
1
to succeed at the first try (idiom)
2
easy as pie
3
one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
1
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
2
unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
1
act of God
2
force majeure (law)
3
irresistible (idiom)
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
1
innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
1
to be impervious to reason (idiom)
2
unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
1
impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
2
unfathomable
3
not a clue
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
1
not living up to expectations (idiom)
2
failing to inspire confidence among people
3
unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
1
to live up to expectations (idiom)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
1
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
1
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
2
you can't judge a book by its cover
3
often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
1
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
1
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
1
to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
Sample Sentences