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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

期望 [qīwàng]
  1. 1. noun [pl] expectations
  2. 2. verb expect

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

期望 [qīwàng]
  1. 1. ardently hope or expect; desire; anticipate; hope
    党和人民在期望着我们。
    The Party and the people place high hopes on us.
    她期望着和家人团聚。
    She was looking forward to joining her family.
  2. 2. expectation
    我们决不辜负祖国对我们的期望。
    We will never disappoint our motherland in her expectations of us.
  3. 3. prospect

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

期望 [qīwàng]
  1. 1. 动 期待；希望
    母亲期望游子早日归来。
  2. 2. 名 对人或事物所抱的希望
    决不辜负师长对我们的期望。
  3. 3. 多用于长辈对晚辈，上级对下级。
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Examples

她期望着和家人团聚。
She was looking forward to joining her family.
期望甚殷
cherish high hopes
殷切的期望
ardent expectations
殷殷期望
entertain ardent hopes
承蒙老师的垂爱，我们一定不辜负您的期望。
Thanks to the teacher's tender care, we would never let you down.
我们秉持着互利互惠的合作原则，期望与贵公司合作。
Holding the cooperation principles of mutual benefit and reciprocality, we hope to cooperate with your company.
他背负着父母的期望。
He has taken on his parents' aspirations.
他辜负了家长和老师对他的期望。
He failed to live up to the expectations of his parents and teachers.
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Collocations

寄予期望
to place one's hope in somebody
殷切期望
an ardent expectation
期望值
an expected value
父母的期望
parents' expectation
期望回报
expected returns
期望过高
high expectations
期望落空
unsatisfied exception

Word Decomposition

期
[qī] 		+ 望
[wàng]

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