望

• 拼音: wàng
• 汉字拆解: 望 = 亡 (to flee, phonetic) + 月 (moon) + 王 (king, at bottom) — a person gazing at the distant moon

含义

To gaze; to look into the distance; to hope; to expect. A versatile verb involving looking afar or holding a hope.

At its core, 望 involves directing one's eyes or hopes toward something in the distance — literal (望月 — gazing at the moon) or figurative (期望 — expectations, 渴望 — yearning). Common in classical Chinese poetry and elevated modern prose. In everyday speech it appears in compounds: 希望, 失望, 期望, 眺望.

例句

1. 他站在山顶，极目远望，感受着无边的苍茫。
2. 她每天都望着窗外，期盼着家人早日归来。
3. 众望所归，他最终当选为新一任会长。

用法指南

语境: literary, emotion, everyday

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 登高望远，心旷神怡。(Climbing high and gazing into the distance — the mind is refreshed and the spirit soars.)
• 他望着天边，心里充满了对未来的期待。(He gazed toward the horizon, his heart full of anticipation for the future.)

错误说法

• 用单独的望代替看 in casual commands like '你望一下' — in casual spoken Mandarin use 看 or 瞧; 望 alone sounds literary; it works naturally only in compound words or literary contexts

起源与历史

Pictographic character. Originally depicted a person standing on tiptoe, looking into the distance at the moon. Combines the ideas of height, vision, and distance.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal