希冀

xījì

verb #30,382

Meanings

1 to hope (literary)
2 to long for
3 to aspire to

Characters

to hope for, to long for

Examples

HSK 3

人们希冀和平。

Rénmen xījì hépíng.

People hope for peace.

HSK 7-9

他希冀有朝一日重返故乡。

Tā xījì yǒuzhāoyīrì chóngfǎn gùxiāng.

He longs to one day return to his hometown.

Tips

register

Literary/elevated tone. In everyday speech use 希望 instead. 希冀 carries weight and yearning - fitting for poetry, formal essays, or rhetoric, awkward in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

希 xī

冀 Jì