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想望

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎng wàng

Meanings

  1. to desire
  2. to wish
  3. (literary) to admire
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想
xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
望
wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
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3–4 · xiang3 wang4

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verb

  1. to desire to gain; to seek; to hanker after
  2. to admire; to look up to

verb

  1. (Jin) to hope; to wish

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