希望 xī wàng to hope / a hope / a wish (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 期望 qī wàng to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope syn 指望 zhǐ wàng to count on / to hope for / prospect / hope syn 寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn 企望 qǐ wàng hope / to hope / to look forward to syn 望女成凤 望女成鳳 wàng nǚ chéng fèng lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life 祈望 qí wàng to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post syn 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 冀 jì (literary) to hope for syn 期冀 qī jì (literary) to hope for / to wish 悕 xī (literary) to wish / to hope / sad / sorrowful 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 失望 shī wàng disappointed / to lose hope / to despair syn 绝望 絕望 jué wàng to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation syn 生机 生機 shēng jī opportunity to live / hope of success / vigor / vitality syn 盼望 pàn wàng to hope for / to look forward to syn 曙光 shǔ guāng the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period / a new beginning syn 破灭 破滅 pò miè to be shattered / to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc) syn 奢望 shē wàng an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations 无望 無望 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects 寄予 jì yú to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give syn 寄予 jì yǔ to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give syn 企盼 qǐ pàn to expect / to look forward to / anxious for sth / to hope (to get sth) syn 热钱 熱錢 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit 期许 期許 qī xǔ to hope / to expect / expectation(s) 柳暗花明 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 不中用 bù zhōng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope 不中用 bù zhòng yòng unfit for anything / no good / useless / (of a sick person) beyond hope 望尘莫及 望塵莫及 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 syn 救命稻草 jiù mìng dào cǎo (one's) last straw to clutch at / one's last hope 企及 qǐ jí to hope to reach / to strive for 殷殷 yīn yīn earnest / ardent (hope etc) syn 望子成龙 望子成龍 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 syn 诀别 訣別 jué bié to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again) syn 企求 qǐ qiú to seek for / to hope to gain / desirous syn 好望角 hǎo wàng jiǎo Cape of Good Hope 无路可逃 無路可逃 wú lù kě táo no way out / nowhere to go / trapped beyond hope of rescue / painted into a corner 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 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 syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 泥牛入海 ní niú rù hǎi lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom) / fig. to disappear with no hope of returning syn 想头 想頭 xiǎng tou (coll.) idea / hope syn 希 xī to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1] syn 愿 願 yuàn (bound form) wish / hope / desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen) / may ... / vow / pledge syn 不到黄河心不死 不到黃河心不死 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 syn 盼 pàn to hope for / to long for / to expect syn 跂 qǐ to climb / to hope 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion 弹尽援绝 彈盡援絕 dàn jìn yuán jué out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom) / in desperate straits 后会有期 後會有期 hòu huì yǒu qī I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again. syn 扳龙附凤 扳龍附鳳 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 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom) / completely disheartened syn 万劫不复 萬劫不復 wàn jié bù fù consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve syn 寄予很大期望 jì yú hěn dà qí wàng to place great hope or expectation on (sth) 但愿如此 但願如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ if only it were so / I hope so (idiom) 冻容 凍容 dòng róng "youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old 天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 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. 奢盼 shē pàn an extravagant hope / to have unrealistic expectations 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 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. HOPING 基金会 HOPING 基金會 Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation Foundation / HOPING Foundation 希望与帮助 希望與幫助 With Hope and Help 区域间智力残疾人生活协助联盟 區域間智力殘疾人生活協助聯盟 Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope 希望之帆 xī wàng zhī fān Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope 希望 87 HOPE '87 非洲儿童希望倡议 非洲兒童希望倡議 Hope for African Children Initiative 希望村 Village of Hope 国家的希望协会 國家的希望協會 Hope for the Nations 寰宇希望组织 寰宇希望組織 HOPE worldwide 恢复希望行动 恢複希望行動 Operation Restore Hope 一线希望 一線希望 yī xiàn xī wàng a gleam of hope 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 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 一线生机 一線生機 yī xiàn - shēng jī (idiom) a chance of survival / a fighting chance / a ray of hope 尽失 盡失 jìn shī (of hope, appetite, authority etc) to be lost 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 