张望
zhāng wàng
Pinyin

Definition

张望
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zhāng wàng
  1. to look around
  2. to peep (through a crack)
  3. to peer at
  4. to throw a look at

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]
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
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
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)
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)
一眼望去
yī yǎn wàng qù
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (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)
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
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
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
大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng
  1. 1 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní
  1. 1 lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
巴高望上
bā gāo wàng shàng
  1. 1 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí
  1. 1 lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
  2. 2 to be far inferior
望女成凤
wàng nu:3 chéng fèng
  1. 1 lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng
  1. 1 lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
  2. 2 to have great hopes for one's offspring
  3. 3 to give one's child the best education as a career investment
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
  1. 1 lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
  2. 2 a far-fetched interpretation
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions

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