殷切

yīnqiè
adjective #53,005

Meanings

  1. 1 ardent
  2. 2 earnest
  3. 3 eager

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fùmǔ duì tā jìyǔ le yīnqiè de xīwàng.
His parents placed earnest hopes in him.
HSK 7-9
Lǎoshī yīnqiè de dīngzhǔ wǒmen, shàng le dàxué yě yào hǎohǎo xuéxí.
The teacher earnestly urged us to keep studying hard once we got to university.

Tips

usage
Formal and warm, and used almost only for the hopes of parents, teachers and leaders: 殷切的希望, 殷切的期望, 殷切期盼. 殷 means 'deep, earnest' here, as in 殷勤 'attentive'.

Stroke Order

殷 yīn
切 qiē