众望

眾望
zhòngwàng
people's expectations

CEDICT

expectations of the public; people's expectations

Wiktionary

  1. 众人的企望。
  2. 在众人间的声望，受到大家的推崇。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 众 zhòng
  1. (bound form) crowd; multitude
  2. (bound form) many; numerous
=1 众 zhòng variant of 众 zhòng
=2 望 wàng
  1. full moon
  2. to hope
  3. to expect
  4. to visit
  5. to gaze (into the distance)
  6. to look towards
  7. towards
=2 望 wàng
  1. 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
  2. old variant of 望 wàng

Containing this entry

不孚众望 bùfúzhòngwàng
  1. not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. unpopular
不负众望 bùfùzhòngwàng to live up to expectations (idiom)
深孚众望 shēnfúzhòngwàng
  1. to enjoy the confidence of the people
  2. to be very popular
众望所归 zhòngwàngsuǒguī
  1. (idiom) to enjoy popular support
  2. to receive general approval
不负众望 bùfù-zhòngwàng

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人意 rényì people's expectations