望子成龙 wàng zǐ chéng lóng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
  2. to have great hopes for one's offspring
  3. to give one's child the best education as a career investment

CHARACTERS

望 wàng
HSK 2
to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
龙 lóng
HSK 5
dragon; symbolic of emperor