若望
Ruò wàng
Pinyin

Definition

若望
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Ruò wàng
  1. John
  2. Saint John
  3. less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yuē hàn] preferred by the Catholic Church

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
若
ruò
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 as
  4. 4 if
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
倘若
tǎng ruò
  1. 1 provided that
  2. 2 supposing that
  3. 3 if
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
欲望
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving
指望
zhǐ wàng
  1. 1 to hope for sth
  2. 2 to count on
  3. 3 hope
望
wàng
  1. 1 full moon
  2. 2 to hope
  3. 3 to expect
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to gaze (into the distance)
  6. 6 to look towards
  7. 7 towards
期望
qī wàng
  1. 1 to have expectations
  2. 2 to earnestly hope
  3. 3 expectation
  4. 4 hope
渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
盼望
pàn wàng
  1. 1 to hope for
  2. 2 to look forward to
看望
kàn wàng
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to pay a call to
绝望
jué wàng
  1. 1 to despair
  2. 2 to give up all hope
  3. 3 desperate
  4. 4 desperation
声望
shēng wàng
  1. 1 popularity
  2. 2 prestige
若干
ruò gān
  1. 1 a certain number or amount
  2. 2 how many?
  3. 3 how much?
观望
guān wàng
  1. 1 to wait and see
  2. 2 to watch from the sidelines
  3. 3 to look around
  4. 4 to survey
愿望
yuàn wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 wish
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

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)
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

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