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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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 in classical Chinese means to stand on tiptoe - straining to see something in the distance. 盼 means to hope or gaze at. Together: straining on tiptoe to watch and hope.

Stroke Order

企 qǐ

盼 pàn