How to pronounce xi wang (希望) in Chinese
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希望
xī wàng
Characters & meanings
to hope (in 希望)
full moon; to hope
Common mistake
High + falling (1-4): keep xī level and light (palatal x-), then commit to the full fall on wàng — a half-hearted fall makes it sound like wáng (王).
Example sentence
我希望你能来。
Wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng lái.
I hope you can come.
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