Definition

1. Verb:
   • To long for, to yearn for: "mong mỏi" expresses a deep, earnest, and often patient desire or hope for something or someone.
   • To await eagerly, to expect anxiously: "mong mỏi" conveys the state of waiting for something with keen anticipation and impatience.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy mong mỏi ngày đoàn tụ với gia đình. (She longs for the day of reunion with her family.)
  • Người dân mong mỏi một mùa màng bội thu. (The people eagerly await a bountiful harvest.)
  • Anh ấy luôn mong mỏi nhận được tin tức từ con trai. (He is always yearning for news from his son.)

Advanced Usage

• "lối mong mỏi" (linguistics): This is a technical term translating to "optative mood," a grammatical mood used to express a wish or hope.
  • "Lối mong mỏi" trong ngôn ngữ học dùng để diễn tả một điều ước. (The "optative mood" in linguistics is used to express a wish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mong (verb): to hope, to wish. This is the root verb, while "mong mỏi" intensifies the feeling.
  • Tôi mong bạn sẽ đến. (I hope you will come.)
• Mong chờ (verb): to await, to look forward to. Similar to "mong mỏi" but may imply slightly less intensity or a more general expectation.
  • Chúng tôi đang mong chờ kết quả. (We are awaiting the results.)
• Mong đợi (verb): to expect, to await. Often interchangeable with "mong chờ."
  • Họ đang mong đợi một sự thay đổi. (They are expecting a change.)

Synonyms

• Khao khát: to crave, to thirst for. Often implies a stronger, more passionate desire than "mong mỏi."
• Trông ngóng: to look out for, to await anxiously. Emphasizes the aspect of watching and waiting.
• Hi vọng: to hope. A more general term for hope, not necessarily carrying the same depth of yearning.

Notes on Meaning

• Intensity and Patience: "Mong mỏi" specifically combines a sense of deep desire ("mong") with a sense of prolonged, sometimes weary, waiting ("mỏi" can imply tiredness). It often describes a hope that has been held for a long time.
• Emotional Weight: The word carries a significant emotional weight, often used in contexts of separation, future goals, or outcomes that are deeply important to the speaker.
• Difference from 'mong': While "mong" is a common verb for "hope," "mong mỏi" is more literary and emotive, indicating a more profound and heartfelt longing.

1. Long for, expect