瞭望
liào wàng
Pinyin

Definition

瞭望
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liào wàng
  1. to watch from a height or distance
  2. to keep a lookout

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
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair
奢望
shē wàng
  1. 1 an extravagant hope
  2. 2 to have excessive expectations
展望
zhǎn wàng
  1. 1 outlook
  2. 2 prospect
  3. 3 to look ahead
  4. 4 to look forward to

Idioms (20)

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
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)

Sample Sentences

船长，瞭望手报告说发现了无敌号舰队。正朝我们开来。
chuánzhǎng ，liàowàngshǒu bàogào shuō fāxiàn le Wúdíhào jiànduì 。zhèng cháo wǒmen kāilái 。
Captain, the lookout said he’s spotted ‘The Invincible’ and her fleet. They’re coming right for us.
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