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期望

qī wàng
HSK 5

English Meaning

to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我对你期望 是不是过高了
HSK 6 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You have seriously let me down; your performance falls far short of what I expected.”

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小杜

“Du,”

“did I set my expectations for you too high?”

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小刘

“Liu,”

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表姑母对你的期望够硬啊
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Your aunt is being completely unrealistic about who you should end up with.”

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又木又土

“Wood and earth.”

“Aunt sure has high hopes for you.”

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你懂什么

“What do you know?”

《御赐小仵作》 · social_and_dating
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你只不过 不愿意说出来 怕期望落空
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop pretending you don't care; you're just terrified of being hurt.”

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我说你是有的

“I said you do.”

“You just don't want to say it out loud. You're afraid your hopes will be dashed.”

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那 你这么多年 有没有 哪怕就那么一次

“So, all these years, was there ever even just one time where,”

《生命树》 · social_and_dating
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