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

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.

我们对新项目寄予厚望。

Wǒmen duì xīn xiàngmù jìyǔ hòuwàng.

We have high hopes for the new project.

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.

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