"Wish (for)" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 唯恐天下不乱 | wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn | to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) | |
| 欲 |  yù | to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4] | |
| 巴高望上 | bā gāo wàng shàng | to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion | |
| 盼星星盼月亮 | pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng | to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations | |
