"Hope" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xī wàng to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4]
 qī wàng to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope
 zhǐ wàng to hope for sth / to count on / hope
 qǐ pàn to expect / to look forward to / anxious for sth / to hope (to get sth)
 qī xǔ to hope / to expect / expectation(s)
 qǐ wàng hope / to hope / to look forward to
 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]
 xiǎng tou (coll.) idea / hope
 xī to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]
 yuàn to hope / to wish / to desire / hoped-for / ready / willing
 qǐ to climb / to hope
 qí wàng to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post
 xī (literary) to wish / to hope / sad / sorrowful
 shī wàng disappointed / to lose hope / to despair
 jué wàng to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation
 qī pàn hope and expectation / to anticipate / to look forward to / to await expectantly
 pàn wàng to hope for / to look forward to
 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)
 pò miè to be shattered / to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
 shē wàng an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations
 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects
 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit
 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel
 bù zhōng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
 bù zhòng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope
 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
 jiù mìng dào cǎo (one's) last straw to clutch at / one's last hope
 qǐ jí to hope to reach / to strive for
 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment
 jué bié to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)
 qǐ qiú to seek for / to hope to gain / desirous
 Hǎo wàng Jiǎo Cape of Good Hope
 wú lù kě táo no way out / nowhere to go / trapped beyond hope of rescue / painted into a corner
 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
 ní niú rù hǎi lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom) / fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
 bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left
 pàn to hope for / to long for / to expect
 jì (literary) to hope for
 hòu huì yǒu qī I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve
 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom) / completely disheartened
 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion
 dàn jìn yuán jué out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom) / in desperate straits
 bān lóng fù fèng hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom) / fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
 jì yú hěn dà qí wàng to place great hope or expectation on (sth)
 dàn yuàn rú cǐ if only it were so / I hope so (idiom)
 dòng róng "youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old
 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù Heaven never bars one's way (idiom) / don't despair and you will find a way through. / Never give up hope. / Never say die.
 shē pàn an extravagant hope / to have unrealistic expectations
 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
 wàng nu:3 chéng fèng lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
HOPING 基  Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation Foundation / HOPING Foundation
  With Hope and Help
  Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope
 xī wàng zhī fān Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope
87  HOPE '87
  Hope for African Children Initiative
  Village of Hope
  Hope for the Nations
  HOPE worldwide
  Operation Restore Hope
线 yī xiàn xī wàng a gleam of hope
 qī jì (literary) to hope for / to wish
饿 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom) / fig. don't give up hope / if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
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