Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to hope for; to long for; to expect

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “pan” becomes a different word in each tone. 盼 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 盼望pàn wàngto hope for; to look forward to
  • 期盼qī pànto expect; to await
  • 左顾右盼zuǒ gù yòu pànglancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
  • 盼头pàn touhopes; good prospects
  • 切盼qiè pànto look forward eagerly to sth; keenly desired

Example Sentence

我们盼望着早日和家人团聚。Wǒ men pàn wàng zhe zǎo rì hé jiā rén tuán jù.We look forward to reuniting with our family soon.

我们Wǒ menwe盼望pàn wàngto hope forzhe(ongoing action)早日zǎo rìsoonand家人jiā rénfamily member团聚tuán jùto reunite