指望

• 拼音: zhǐ wàng
• 汉字拆解: 指 = 扌+ 旨 (point); 望 = 月 + 王 + 亡 (look toward — gazing at the moon)

含义

To count on; to hope for or expect. Also a noun meaning expectation or hope.

Often used in negative or doubtful contexts: 别指望 (don't count on), 不能指望 (can't rely on). As a noun, it refers to hope or prospects: 他是全家的指望 (he is the family's hope). Implies dependence on someone or something.

例句

1. 别指望他会主动帮忙，你还是自己想办法吧。
2. 父母把全部指望都寄托在这个唯一的孩子身上。
3. 在困难时期，人们指望政府出台有力的扶持政策。

用法指南

语境: expectation, dependence, hope

语气: hopeful or doubtful

正确说法

• 这点小生意是他们全家的指望，不能有任何闪失。(This small business is the family's entire hope — nothing can go wrong.)
• 你指望天上掉馅饼是不现实的，还是脚踏实地努力吧。(It's unrealistic to expect pie falling from the sky — work hard with your feet on the ground.)

错误说法

• 我指望明天是晴天 — for weather hopes, use 希望; 指望 implies relying on someone/something for a specific outcome

起源与历史

指 (point toward) + 望 (hope/look toward)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal