希望 (xī wàng): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 希望 means “hope” or “wish”. It is often used to express a desire for something to happen or a positive outlook for the future. For example, one might say “我希望你能来参加我的生日派对” which means “I hope you can come to my birthday party”. The word can also be used in a more general sense to express optimism or a positive attitude towards life, as in “保持希望,一切都会好起来的” which means “Keep hope, everything will get better”.

Translation

Noun: hope
Verb: to hope, to wish

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我希望明天天气好wǒ xīwàng míngtiān tiānqì hǎoI hope the weather will be good tomorrow
她希望能够学好汉语tā xīwàng nénggòu xué hǎo hànyǔShe hopes to be able to learn Chinese well
我们希望这个项目能够成功wǒmen xīwàng zhège xiàngmù nénggòu chénggōngWe hope this project can be successful
他希望能够和家人团聚tā xīwàng nénggòu hé jiārén tuánjùHe hopes to be able to reunite with his family
她希望能够早日康复tā xīwàng nénggòu zǎorì kāngfùShe hopes to recover soon
我们希望能够为社会做出贡献wǒmen xīwàng nénggòu wèi shèhuì zuòchū gòngxiànWe hope to be able to make contributions to society
他希望能够找到一份满意的工作tā xīwàng nénggòu zhǎodào yī fèn mǎnyì de gōngzuòHe hopes to find a satisfactory job
她希望能够实现自己的梦想tā xīwàng nénggòu shíxiàn zìjǐ de mèngxiǎngShe hopes to realize her own dreams

HSK

希望 is part of HSK Level 2 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 3.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 希望 with Pinyin and English Translation