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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 希望

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
希望 xī wàng - to hope
- a hope; a wish (CL:個|个[ge4])

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
2 3 160 205 139

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
希 xī- to hope
- to admire
- variant of 稀[xi1]
望 wàng- full moon
- to hope
- to expect
- to visit
- to gaze (into the distance)
- to look towards
- towards
望 wàng- 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- old variant of 望[wang4]

Other Words Containing 希望

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
希望 2 3 160 205 139