HSK 6 · Emotions

指望 zhǐwàng “to count on” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 指望 means

  1. to count on
  2. to hope for
  3. hope
  4. prospect

How to say 指望

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale指zhǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale望wàng4th tone, falling

指望 in a sentence

  1. 我就指望你了。

    Wǒ jiù zhǐwàng nǐ le.

    I’m counting on you.

    Sentence #793297 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我不指望从你身上得到什么。

    Wǒ bù zhǐwàng cóng nǐ shēnshang dédào shénme.

    I don’t expect anything from you.

    Sentence #1776624 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你不能指望我一直考虑周到！

    Nǐ bùnéng zhǐwàng wǒ yìzhí kǎolǜ zhōudào!

    You can’t expect me to always think of everything!

    Sentence #335712 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 指望 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 指 (zhǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
指zhǐfinger
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 旨aim · zhǐ
The character 望 (wàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
望wàngfull moon
  • 亡death · wáng
  • 月moon · yuè
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidA person standing gazing at the moon 月 far away: to gaze, to hope.

How to write 指望

指 9 strokes · 望 11 strokes

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指望 (zhǐwàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 指望 (zhǐwàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 指望

Words with 指

指zhǐ · finger手指shǒuzhǐ · finger戒指jièzhi · (finger) ring指导zhǐdǎo · to guide指挥zhǐhuī · to conduct指甲zhǐjia · fingernail指示zhǐshì · to instruct指责zhǐzé · to criticise指定zhǐdìng · to appoint指令zhǐlìng · instruction

Words with 望

希望xīwàng · to hope失望shīwàng · disappointed盼望pànwàng · to hope for看望kànwàng · to visit愿望yuànwàng · desire探望tànwàng · to visit (esp. someone ill or elderly)绝望juéwàng · to despair渴望kěwàng · to long for期望qīwàng · to expect欲望yùwàng · desire

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

爱心àixīn · compassion争气zhēngqì · to try hard not to disappoint震撼zhènhàn · to shock震惊zhènjīng · shocked志气zhìqì · aspiration知足常乐zhīzúchánglè · contentment brings happiness自卑zìbēi · to feel inferior自满zìmǎn · complacent

FAQs

指望 (zhǐwàng) means “to count on” or “to hope for”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǐwàng: zhǐ with a 3rd tone, then wàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 指望 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhiwang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 指望 from the suggestions. Typing zhiwang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
指望 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.