to expect; to await

qī pàn

q+ī·1st tonep+àn·4th tone

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South Africa’s nearly 700,000 high-schoolers had been eagerly awaiting this week’s announcement of their matriculation exam grades—scores used by universities to determine which program of study a student is admitted to.

南非近 70 万名高中生一直热切期盼着本周公布他们的畢业考试成績，大学会根据这些成績来决定学生可以進入哪个专业学习。

Don't expect miracles.

别期盼奇跡。

I'm looking forward to seeing you next week.

我期盼着下周见到你。