期望值 (qīwàngzhí): expectation value

Measure Word

一个期望值 gè

Meanings

1 expectation value
2 expected value
3 level of expectation

Characters

期

qī

period / expect / hope

望

wàng

to hope / to look toward / expectation

值

zhí

value / worth

Examples

父母对孩子的期望值往往很高。

Fùmǔ duì háizi de qīwàngzhí wǎngwǎng hěn gāo.

Parents often have very high expectations for their children.

这项投资的期望值是正的。

Zhè xiàng tóuzī de qīwàngzhí shì zhèng de.

The expected value of this investment is positive.

Tips

usage

期望值 is used in both everyday speech (level of expectations) and in mathematics/statistics (expected value). Context determines which meaning applies.

Stroke Order

期 qī

望 wàng

值 zhí

Related Words

期望 qīwàng HSK 5 #2,599

to have expectations; to hope for / expectation; hope

值 zhí HSK 3 #1,788

value / worth / to be on duty

价值 jiàzhí HSK 3 #1,610

value / worth

峰值 fēngzhí #20,280

peak value / maximum value / peak level

希望 xīwàng HSK 3 #160

to hope; to wish / hope; expectation

预期 yùqī HSK 5 #6,937

to expect / to anticipate / expectation

期间 qījiān HSK 4 #2,650

period; during; time (of an event)

期 qī HSK 3 #2,258

period; stage; phase / issue (of a publication); term; semester / to expect; to hope (literary)

期待 qīdài HSK 4 #1,567

to look forward to; to expect; to await

增值 zēngzhí HSK 6 #33,693

to appreciate (in value); to add value / value-added