向往
xiàngwǎng
verbHSK 7-9
“To yearn for” in Chinese is 向往 (xiàngwǎng).
Meaning
- to yearn for
- to look forward to
Example
没有什么可以阻挡，我对自由的向往。
Nothing can keep me from yearning for freedom.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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