Definition

1. Verb:
   • To wait for a long time with anticipation; to long for: "mong đợi" expresses a state of waiting for something or someone, often with a sense of hope, eagerness, or anxiety, typically over a prolonged period.
   • To look forward to; to await: It conveys a strong desire for a future event to happen or for news to arrive.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi đang mong đợi tin tức từ gia đình. (I am longing for news from my family.)
  • Cô ấy mong đợi ngày anh ấy trở về. (She is waiting for the day he returns.)
  • Chúng tôi mong đợi kết quả kỳ thi. (We are looking forward to the exam results.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mong đợi một cách sốt ruột": to wait anxiously/restlessly.

  • Người mẹ mong đợi một cách sốt ruột đứa con đi xa. (The mother anxiously awaits her child who is far away.)

• "Mong đợi mòn mỏi": to wait with a wearing, exhausting sense of longing.

  • Anh ấy mong đợi mòn mỏi một lời hồi âm. (He has been waiting exhaustively for a reply.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mong chờ (verb): to wait for, to look forward to. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "mong đợi".

  • Mọi người đều mong chờ ngày lễ hội. (Everyone is looking forward to the festival day.)

• Mong ngóng (verb): to eagerly await, to pine for. Emphasizes a sense of straining or looking out for something.

  • Dân làng mong ngóng cơn mưa. (The villagers are eagerly awaiting the rain.)

• Chờ đợi (verb): to wait. A more general term for waiting, without the strong connotation of hope or longing inherent in "mong đợi".

  • Xin vui lòng chờ đợi một chút. (Please wait a moment.)

Synonyms

• Trông chờ: to rely on and wait for.
• Ngóng trông: to look out for, to anticipate.

Related Phrases

• Đầy mong đợi (adjective phrase): full of anticipation.
  • Bầu không khí đầy mong đợi trước giờ công bố. (The atmosphere was full of anticipation before the announcement.)

Related Idioms

• "Mong đợi như mẹ trông con": to wait with the intense, caring anticipation of a mother waiting for her child. This idiom highlights the depth and tenderness of the waiting.
  • Cô ấy mong đợi tin anh ấy như mẹ trông con. (She awaits his news with the longing of a mother waiting for her child.)

1. Wait for long, long for news from home