展望

zhǎnwàng

verb HSK 7-9 #15,777

Meanings

1 to look ahead
2 to look into the future
3 outlook
4 prospect

Characters

to unfold; to spread out

to gaze; to hope

Literally 'unfold and gaze' - looking forward into the future

Examples

HSK 5

展望未来，我们充满信心。

Zhǎnwàng wèilái, wǒmen chōngmǎn xìnxīn.

Looking ahead to the future, we are full of confidence.

HSK 5

经济展望不太乐观。

Jīngjì zhǎnwàng bú tài lèguān.

The economic outlook is not very optimistic.

Tips

usage

展望 can be used as both a verb ('to look ahead') and a noun ('outlook, prospect'). It is common in formal speeches and reports: 回顾过去，展望未来 (look back on the past, look ahead to the future).

Stroke Order

展 zhǎn

望 wàng