眾望

众望
zhòngwàng
people's expectations

CEDICT

expectations of the public; people's expectations

Wiktionary

  1. 眾人的企望。
  2. 在眾人間的聲望，受到大家的推崇。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 眾 zhòng
  1. (bound form) crowd; multitude
  2. (bound form) many; numerous
=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

不孚眾望 bùfúzhòngwàng
  1. not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. unpopular
不負眾望 bùfùzhòngwàng to live up to expectations (idiom)
深孚眾望 shēnfúzhòngwàng
  1. to enjoy the confidence of the people
  2. to be very popular
眾望所歸 zhòngwàngsuǒguī
  1. (idiom) to enjoy popular support
  2. to receive general approval
不負眾望 bùfù-zhòngwàng

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人意 rényì people's expectations