盼 (pàn): to hope for
盼 (pàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to hope for.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (semantic) and 分 (phonetic). It ranks #2126 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 盼 eye. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).
Definitions
- to hope for
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 盼
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期盼verb | qī pàn | to expect |
| 企盼verb | qǐ pàn | to hope for |
| 盼头noun | pàn tou | hopes |
| 左顾右盼phrase | zuǒ gù yòu pàn | glancing to left and right (idiom) |
| 切盼 | qiè pàn | to look forward eagerly to sth |
| 顾盼verb | gù pàn | (literary) to look around |
| 顾盼自雄 | gù pàn zì xióng | to strut about feeling complacent (idiom) |
| 盼星星盼月亮 | pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng | to wish for the stars and the moon |
| 盼复 | pàn fù | expecting your reply (epistolary style) |
| 祈盼 | qí pàn | to earnestly hope for |
| 奢盼 | shē pàn | an extravagant hope |
| 翘盼 | qiáo pàn | to long for |
| 盼睐 | pàn lài | your favors |
盼 appears in 14 compound words: 36 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 盼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
盼望着假期快点到来，可以好好休息一下。
Pànwàng zhe jiàqī kuài diǎn dàolái, kěyǐ hǎohao xiūxi yíxià.
Looking forward to the holiday coming soon so I can have a good rest.
美财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协议
měi cái cháng : yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié yì
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Liaising with trading partners Countries hope to maintain existing tariff agreements
罗淑佩称景点一成不变旅客难免生厌 盼做到乐而忘返、念念不忘
luó 淑 pèi chèn jǐng diǎn yī chéng bù biàn lǚ kè nán miǎn shēng yàn pàn zuò dào lè ér wàng fǎn , niàn niàn bù wàng
Luo Shupei said that the attractions are unchanging, and tourists will inevitably get tired of it, and they will be happy and unforgettable
索馬利蘭盼國際承認 願意允美國運用礦產及軍事基地
suǒ 馬 lì 蘭 pàn 國 際 chéng 認 願 yì yǔn měi 國 運 yòng 礦 產 jí 軍 shì jī dì
SOMALILAND WANTS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION, WILLING TO ALLOW U.S. TO USE MINERALS AND MILITARY BASES.
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shàng guàn shí píng mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn xīn shì shuō
Shang Guan Commentary | The People's Aspirations in "Immediate" New Year Greetings New World Discourse
海报荐读|“马上”体祝福里的民生期盼;AI“灵魂附..
hǎi bào jiàn dòu mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn líng hún fù . .
Recommended Reading | The People's Aspirations in "Immediate" Blessings; AI "Possession" of the Soul...
让我们祈盼她会来。
Ràng wǒmen qí pàn tā huì lái.
Let's hope she comes.
今祯子当时能做的就是折纸鹤并期盼奇迹。
Jīn zhēn zǐ dāngshí néng zuò de jiùshì zhézhǐ hè bìng qīpàn qíjì.
All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.
老师和学生一样盼望假期。
Lǎoshī hé xuésheng yīyàng pànwàng jiàqī.
Not only the student but their teacher is looking forward to holiday.
我期盼着下周见到你。
Wǒ qīpàn zhe xiàzhōu jiàndào nǐ.
I'm looking forward to seeing you next week.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 目 (eye) component
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