WordTaiwan frequency #26,861
東張西望
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ
“to look around in all directions; to glance this way and that; to gaze about restlessly or searchingly”
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東
ㄉㄨㄥ
The direction east; the place where the sun rises; host or landlord; a surname.
張
ㄓㄤ
To open or spread out; a classifier for flat objects like paper or tables; to stretch; a surname.
西
ㄒㄧ
The west; west-facing; western countries, especially in Europe and America; abbr. for Spain.
望
ㄨㄤˋ
To gaze into the distance or look towards something; to hope or expect; to visit or pay respects; to approach or be near; to resent or blame.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 希望ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋto hope; a hope; a wish; to look forward to; expectation
- 東西ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧthing; stuff; object; person (used in casual speech); east and west; from east to west
- 主張ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤto advocate; to stand for; a view, position, or assertion; to decide or take charge; to dominate or control
- 緊張ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤnervous; anxious; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
- 台東ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄥTaitung; a city and county in southeastern Taiwan.
- 西方ㄒㄧ ㄈㄤthe west; the western direction; Western countries; the Occident; in Buddhism, the Western Pure Land (paradise); a rare compound surname
- 屏東ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥPingtung; a city, county, and military airbase in southern Taiwan.
- 東京ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period); historically also Luoyang (Han dynasty) or Kaifeng (Song dynasty).
- 期望ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋto hope for; to expect; expectation; hope; anticipation
- 東方ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤeast; the direction of the sunrise; the Orient; a general term for Asia; a compound surname.
- 可望ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋcan be expected to; to be expected to; hopefully (happening); can be looked forward to; there is hope that.
- 失望ㄕ ㄨㄤˋdisappointed; to lose hope; to despair; (Taiwan) to fail to recognize someone