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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

期待 [qīdài]
  1. 1. verb await

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

期待 [qīdài]
  1. 1. expect; await; look forward to
    老师用期待的目光望着我们。
    The teacher looked at us with expectant eyes.
    我们一直期待着这一天。
    We've been looking forward to this day for a long time.
    殷切地期待你早日答复
    eagerly await your early reply
  2. 2. anticipation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

期待 [qīdài]
  1. 1. 希望;等待
    殷切期待着你的来信
    期待的目光。

Examples

我们一直期待着这一天。
We've been looking forward to this day for a long time.
期待着在西安再一次和你相会。
I'm looking forward to meeting you again in Xi'an.
期待
expect; await; look forward to
妈妈的眼神包蕴着对我们的期待
The look in our mother's eyes shows that she expects great things to come to us.
期待
期待
期待的目光。

Collocations

美好的期待
a fine hope
热切期待
to earnestly expect
值得期待
to be worthy of exception
令人期待
expecting
充满期待
to expect
期待的眼神
an expectant look

Word Decomposition


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