憧憬 chōngjǐng to long for
to long for; to look forward to
How to remember 憧憬: 憧 indecisive + 憬 to rouse = to long for.
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How it is used
- To yearn for and dream of a beautiful future - 憧憬美好的未来 (chōngjǐng měihǎo de wèilái) to long for a bright future.
- Always positive and forward-looking, with a hopeful, idealizing glow; not mere wanting (想要) but wistful aspiration.
- Works as verb or noun (对未来的憧憬, one's dreams of the future). Literary-leaning register.