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Usages of xīwàng
父母 希望 孩子 在 学校 里 努力 学习， 为 了 有 好 的 成绩 也 为 了 孩子 自己。fùmǔ xīwàng háizi zài xuéxiào lǐ nǔlì xuéxí, wèi le yǒu hǎo de chéngjì yě wèi le háizi zìjǐ.
Parents hope their children study hard at school, for good grades and also for the children themselves.
我 希望 明年 能 跟 室友 一起 去 别的 城市 旅游。wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.
I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.
她 每天 下班 以后 都 画画 一会儿， 希望 有 一天 别人 会 叫 她 画家。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu dōu huàhuà yíhuìr, xīwàng yǒu yìtiān biéren huì jiào tā huàjiā.
Every day after work she draws for a while and hopes that one day people will call her a painter.
我 希望 我们 可以 一起 解决 这 个 问题。wǒ xīwàng wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ jiějué zhè gè wèntí.
I hope we can solve this problem together.
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