指望
zhǐ wàng
Pinyin

Definition

指望
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zhǐ wàng
  1. to hope for sth
  2. to count on
  3. hope

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
大拇指
Dà mu zhǐ
  1. 1 Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular

Sample Sentences

遇到小F样的前台奇葩，把惜墨如金发展到极致，多一个字都懒得再说，去办事前，得先在网上弄清相关手续，最好自食其力做足功课，别指望从小F嘴里抠出一个有用的字。
yùdào xiǎo F yàng de qiántái qípā ，bǎ xímòrújiān fāzhǎn dào jízhì ，duō yī ge zì dōu lǎndé zàishuō ，qù bànshì qián ，děi xiān zài wǎngshàng nòngqīng xiāngguān shǒuxù ，zuìhǎo zìshíqílì zuòzú gōngkè ，bié zhǐwàng cóngxiǎo F zuǐlǐ kōuchū yī ge yǒuyòng de zì 。
Or meeting the weird Little F person at the front desk, who is stingy to the extreme with their words, too lazy to say more than one word, before starting the paperwork, you must first clearly understand the relevant procedures online, it's best to do your own homework and not expect to dig out one useful word from Little F's mouth.
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文艺女青年范儿，智者强者就别奢望了，如果那二逼同事打动了她的心，那恐怕连正常人这条都没指望了。
wényì nǚ qīngnián fànr ，zhìzhě qiángzhě jiù bié shēwàng le ，rúguǒ nà èrbī tóngshì dǎdòng le tā de xīn ，nà kǒngpà lián zhèngcháng rén zhè tiáo dōu méi zhǐwàng le 。
A little hipster chick. A wise strong man would be too extravagant. If that pathetic colleague is able to sweep her off her feet then I'm afraid she won't be able to tick the normal box.
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能不能别总在那儿一本正经地胡说八道，说点有用的，我自问也是挺努力上进的人，明明知道这辈子要出人头地应该是没指望了，可是内心却还是有点儿小悸动渴望着功成名就呀。
néngbùnéng bié zǒng zài nàr yīběnzhèngjing de húshuōbādào ，shuō diǎnr yǒuyòngde ，wǒ zì wèn yě shì tǐng nǔlì shàngjìn de rén ，míngmíng míng zhīdào zhèbèizi yào chūréntóudì yīnggāi shì méi zhǐwàng le ，kěshì nèixīn què háishì yǒudiǎnr xiǎo jìdòng kěwàng zhe gōngchéngmíngjiù ya 。
Can you not with the deadpan nonsense? Say something useful. Asking questions of myself is also me trying my best to improve myself. Although I'm clear in the knowledge that in this lifetime I've got no hope of standing out, inside I still have hunger for success and fame.
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我们不指望你。你早点把你那房子贷款还清我就放心了。欠银行几十万你们小两口也不着急，就知道到处吃喝玩乐。以后有了孩子花销更大了，我看你们怎么办。
wǒmen bù zhǐwàng nǐ 。nǐ zǎodiǎnr bǎ nǐ nà fángzi dàikuǎn huánqīng wǒ jiù fàngxīn le 。qiàn yínháng jǐshíwàn nǐmen xiǎoliǎngkǒu yě bù zháojí ，jiù zhīdào dàochù chīhēwánlè 。yǐhòu yǒu le háizi huāxiāo gèngdà le ，wǒ kàn nǐmen zěnme bàn 。
We don't want to rely on you. If you paid off the loan for your house a bit earlier, then I would relax. Owing the bank several tens of thousands of kuai, the two of you don't have to worry, you only know about enjoying life. After having a kid expenses are greater; I know how you can do it.
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也可以做动词。比如说：你要给力啊，这个月我们销售部就都指望你了！
yě kěyǐ zuò dòngcí 。bǐrú shuō ：nǐ yào gěilì a ，zhè ge yuè wǒmen xiāoshòu bù jiù dōu zhǐwàng nǐ le ！
It can be a verb as well. For example, 'You need to geili. Our sales department is counting on you this month!'
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唉，我也不指望进他们的上流社会了。做个中产就心满意足了。
ai ，wǒ yě bù zhǐwàng jìn tāmen de shàngliú shèhuì le 。zuò ge zhōngchǎn jiù xīnmǎnyìzú le 。
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