寄予

jìyǔ

verb #21,943

Meanings

1 to place (hope or feelings) on
2 to express
3 to show
4 to vest with

Characters

to entrust/to send/to place

to give/to grant (classical)

Examples

HSK 4

她对这次旅行寄予了极大的热情。

Tā duì zhècì lǚxíng jìyǔ le jídà de rèqíng.

She invested great enthusiasm in this trip.

HSK 5

父母对他寄予了很高的期望。

Fùmǔ duì tā jìyǔ le hěn gāo de qīwàng.

His parents placed great expectations on him.

HSK 7-9

我们对新项目寄予厚望。

Wǒmen duì xīn xiàngmù jìyǔ hòuwàng.

We have high hopes for the new project.

Tips

usage

寄予 almost always collocates with abstract objects: 寄予希望 (to place hope in), 寄予厚望 (to have high hopes for), 寄予同情 (to express sympathy). The fixed phrase 寄予厚望 is especially common in formal writing.

Stroke Order

寄 jì

予 yǔ