How to Say ‘I hope’ in Simplified Chinese
希望
xī wàng
[shee-wahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [希望] is often followed directly by a whole clause: [希望他来], [希望我们能赢]. In everyday speech, Chinese often drops the subject, so [希望] by itself can naturally mean "I hope."
Phrase Breakdown
希望
xī wàng
[shee-wahng]
to hope; hope
Used to express what you want to happen in the future.
我希望明天的比赛别太紧张。
I hope tomorrow's match won't be too tense.
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