Meaning
rare; infrequent
Chinese: 稀少，也表示希望。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 希 is the 1st 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
- 希望xī wàngto hope; a hope; a wish
- 几希jī xīnot much; very little (e.g. difference)
- 有希望yǒu xī wànghopeful; promising; prospective
- 大有希望dà yǒu xī wàngto stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising
- 一线希望yī xiàn xī wànga gleam of hope
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Example Sentence
老师对我们寄予了很大的希望。Lǎo shī duì wǒ men jì yǔ le hěn dà de xī wàng.The teacher placed great hopes on us.
老师Lǎo shīteacher对duìtoward我们wǒ menwe寄予jì yǔto place (hope, importance了le(completed action)很hěnvery大dàbig的deof希望xī wàngto hope。