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The word 指望 is formed by combining the character 指, meaning "to point" or "finger", with the character 望, meaning "to gaze into the distance" or "to hope". Together, they create a vivid conceptual metaphor: the act of pointing one's gaze (and thus one's attention and expectation) toward a specific point in the future. This imagery evokes the sense of relying on or counting on that anticipated outcome, as if it is the visible destination one is focused on reaching. The formation is less about literal addition and more about painting a picture of focused anticipation and dependency.
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你别指望我来帮你。
我们全家都指望他这份工资生活。
事到如今，我们已经指望不上任何外援了。
如果连你都不管，这孩子还能指望谁呢？
他过去总指望一夜暴富，现在终于明白必须脚踏实地工作。