指望 zhǐwàng▶ esperar; contar con

Stroke order

指望 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 指 — 9 strokes
• 望 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to count on; to hope for
2. prospect; hope

Related words

• 威望prestigio
• 展望expectativa
• 指令instrucciones
• 指定Nombrar
• 指标índice
• 指甲clavo; uña

指望 is pronounced zhǐwàng and means “esperar; contar con”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 指望 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.