企盼

qǐpàn

verb #26,477

Meanings

1 to look forward to eagerly
2 to hope anxiously for
3 to long for
4 to eagerly await

Characters

to stand on tiptoe; to plan; to hope

to hope for; to gaze; to long for

Examples

孩子们企盼着假期的到来。

Háizi men qǐpàn zhe jiàqī de dàolái.

The children eagerly look forward to the arrival of the holiday.

她企盼与亲人团聚的那一天。

Tā qǐpàn yǔ qīnrén tuánjù de nà yī tiān.

She longs for the day she can reunite with her family.

人们企盼和平，渴望安定的生活。

Rénmen qǐpàn hépíng, kěwàng āndìng de shēnghuó.

People yearn for peace and desire a stable life.

Tips

memory

企 (qǐ) in classical Chinese means to stand on tiptoe — straining to see something in the distance. 盼 (pàn) means to hope or gaze at. Together: straining on tiptoe to watch and hope.

Stroke Order

企 qǐ

盼 pàn