有望 yǒuwàng hopeful
hopeful; promising
How to remember 有望: 有 have + 望 gaze = hopeful.
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How it is used
- 'Hopeful, promising, likely to' - 有望夺冠 (yǒuwàng duóguàn) likely to win the title.
- Marks a good prospect of something happening; common in news and forecasts.
- 有望 + verb; opposite 无望 (wúwàng, hopeless) - 升职无望 (shēngzhí wúwàng) no hope of promotion.
Example sentences
- 有望会变晴。 Yǒuwàng huì biànqíng.The weather promises to clear up.