希望 xīwàng▶ esperanza, esperar

Stroke order

希望 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 希 — 7 strokes
• 望 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to hope
2. a hope; a wish

Example sentences

• 我希望明天不下雨。Wǒ xīwàng míngtiān bù xiàyǔ.I hope it won't rain tomorrow.
• 她希望去北京学习。Tā xīwàng qù Běijīng xuéxí.She hopes to go study in Beijing.

Related words

• 失望Decepción
• 愿望deseo, anhelo
• 盼望esperar con ansias
• 看望visitar
• 威望prestigio
• 展望expectativa

希望 is pronounced xīwàng and means “esperanza, esperar”. It belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 希望 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.