希望

xīwàng

verb HSK 2 #160

Meanings

Both characters carry a sense of longing - gazing into the distance hoping for something.

HSK 1

我希望你能来。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng lái.

I hope you can come.

HSK 4

不要放弃希望。

Búyào fàngqì xīwàng.

Don't give up hope.

HSK 5

他对未来充满希望。

Tā duì wèilái chōngmǎn xīwàng.

He is full of hope for the future.

grammar

希望 can be followed directly by a clause: 希望你开心 (I hope you're happy). Unlike English, no 'that' is needed.

mistakes

希望 is for realistic wishes. For unrealistic or hypothetical wishes, use 但愿. Don't use 希望 for past events that can't change.

希 xī

望 wàng