希望xī wàngto hope
希望 (xī wàng) means "to hope" when it is a verb, as in 我希望明天不下雨 (I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow). It can also be a noun meaning "a hope" or "a wish", as in 他是我们的希望 (he is our hope). This entry covers these two senses.
What does 希望 mean?
- 1.
to hopeverb
- 2.
a hope; a wishnoun
What do the characters in 希望 mean?
- 希to hope
- 望to hope
How do you use 希望?
See it in 我希望明天不下雨 and 他是我们的希望.
Patterns
希望 + clause
我希望明天不下雨。
Wǒ xī wàng míngtiān bú xiàyǔ.
I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
是 + ……的希望
他是我们的希望。
Tā shì wǒmen de xī wàng.
He is our hope.
What are some examples of 希望 in a sentence?
How is 希望 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天我们去公园吧。
Míngtiān wǒmen qù gōngyuán ba.
Let's go to the park tomorrow.
- Speaker B:
好啊。我希望明天不下雨。
Hǎo a. Wǒ xīwàng míngtiān bú xiàyǔ.
Sure. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
- Speaker A:
我也希望。
Wǒ yě xīwàng.
I hope so too.
- Speaker B:
那明天见!
Nà míngtiān jiàn!
Then see you tomorrow!
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.