Word: 望 (wàng)

临危望救，遇难思亲

línwēi wàng jiù, yùnàn sīqīn

in danger, hope for rescue; in trouble, think of family

从我的房间望出去是街道。

Cóng wǒ de fángjiān wàng chūqù shì jiēdào.

My room looks out on the street.

他抬头望着天空。

Tā táitóu wàngzhe tiānkōng.

He was looking upward to the sky.

他望向房子后面的那棵松树。

Tā wàng xiàng fángzi hòumian de nà kē sōngshù.

He looked at the pine tree behind the house.

他望着大海，感叹不已。

Tā wàngzhe dàhǎi, gǎntàn bùyǐ.

He gazed at the sea and sighed with deep feeling.

他深情地望着妻子。

Tā shēnqíng de wàngzhe qīzi.

He gazed lovingly at his wife.

八十岁的老太太打哈欠，一望无牙

bāshí suì de lǎotàitai dǎhāqian, yí wàng wú yá

An eighty-year-old woman yawning: not a tooth in sight

劝君莫打三春鸟,子在巢中望母归

quàn jūn mò dǎ sān chūn niǎo,zǐ zài cháo zhōng wàng mǔ guī

I urge you not to shoot spring birds; their chicks in the nest wait for their mother

十里高山望平原，往远处看

shí lǐ gāoshān wàng píngyuán, wǎng yuǎnchù kàn

looking at the plain from a ten-li mountain: looking into the distance

君子施恩不望报

jūnzǐ shī'ēn bú wàng bào

a gentleman bestows favours without hoping for return

她恋恋不舍地望着窗外的家。

Tā liànliànbùshě dì wàngzhe chuāng wài de jiā.

She gazed reluctantly at her home outside the window.

她惆怅地望着窗外。

Tā chóuchàng de wàngzhe chuāng wài.

She gazed out the window, melancholy.

她抬头望向天空。

Tā táitóu wàng xiàng tiānkōng.

She looked up at the sky.

她望着窗外的雨出神。

Tā wàngzhe chuāng wài de yǔ chūshén.

She gazed at the rain outside the window, lost in thought.

她望着雨，默默叹气。

Tā wàngzhe yǔ, mòmò tànqì.

She watched the rain and heaved a quiet sigh.

我们望着这美丽的风景。

Wǒmen wàngzhe zhè měilì de fēngjǐng.

We gazed at the beautiful scenery.

我望向窗外。

Wǒ wàng xiàng chuāng wài.

I looked out the window.

我望着妈妈远去的背影。

Wǒ wàngzhe māma yuǎn qù de bèiyǐng.

I watched my mother's retreating figure as she walked away.

我望着无边无际的雪地。

Wǒ wàngzhe wúbiānwújì de xuědì.

I gazed at the boundless snowfield.

我望着海好几个小时。

Wǒ wàngzhe hǎi hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I gazed at the sea for hours.

施恩不望报，望报不施恩

shī'ēn bú wàng bào, wàng bào bù shī'ēn

do a kindness without hoping for repayment; if you hope for repayment, don't do the kindness

渔夫观水势，猎人望鸟飞

yúfū guān shuǐshì, lièrén wàng niǎo fēi

the fisherman watches the water's flow, the hunter watches the birds fly

狗望碗柜，白想

gǒu wàng wǎnguì, bái xiǎng

a dog gazing at the cupboard: thinking in vain

船长望着前面的汪洋发呆。

Chuánzhǎng wàngzhe qiánmiàn de wāngyáng fādāi.

The captain gazed blankly at the vast waters ahead.

草原辽阔，一眼望不到边。

Cǎoyuán liáokuò, yìyǎn wàng búdào biān.

The grassland is vast, stretching beyond what the eye can see.

诗人抬头望着天上的明月。

Shīrén táitóu wàngzhe tiānshàng de míngyuè.

The poet looks up at the bright moon in the sky.