Verb, Nounlook to; count on; look forward to

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 指望.
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望 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

指望 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 指望 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 指望 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith唯一
wéi
de
zhǐ
wàng
neutral
the only hope
Verb + Complementwith不上
zhǐ
wàng
shàng
neutral
cannot be relied upon
Verb + Objectwith别人
zhǐ
wàng
bié
rén
neutral
rely on others
Adverb + Verbwith
bié
zhǐ
wàng
informalSpoken
don't count on it

Example Sentences with 指望

zhǐ
wàng
bāng
zuò
zuò
I rely on my mom to help me with my homework.
bié
zhǐ
wàng
néng
zhǔn
shí
dào
xiàng
lái
méi
yǒu
shí
jiān
guān
niàn
Don't count on him to arrive on time; he has never had a sense of time.
tóu
zhě
zhǐ
wàng
zhè
xiàng
zhèng
néng
wěn
dìng
shì
chǎng
bìng
dài
lái
cháng
zēng
zhǎng
Investors are looking to this policy to stabilize the market and bring long-term growth.
zhǐ
wàng
míng
tiān
tiān
huì
biàn
hǎo
zhè
yàng
men
jiù
néng
gōng
yuán
wán
le
He hopes the weather will improve tomorrow so we can go to the park to play.
zhǐ
wàng
shuí
zài
guān
jiàn
shí
zhī
chí
de
jué
dìng
ne
Who do you count on to support your decision at the critical moment?
men
zhǐ
wàng
tōng
guò
shù
chuàng
xīn
lái
shēng
jìng
zhēng
dàn
zhè
yào
tuán
duì
xié
zuò
We are counting on technological innovation to enhance competitiveness, but this requires teamwork.
gōng
zhǐ
wàng
xīn
xiàng
néng
dài
lái
gèng
duō
rùn
dàn
shì
chǎng
biàn
huà
tài
kuài
jié
guǒ
hěn
nán
The company expects the new project to bring more profits, but the market changes too quickly, making the outcome hard to predict.
zhǐ
wàng
zhōu
néng
hǎo
hǎo
xiū
xi
què
rán
bèi
ān
pái
le
é
wài
gōng
zuò
She was looking forward to resting well over the weekend, but was suddenly assigned extra work.