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 航行 háng xíng to sail / to fly / to navigate syn 航海 háng hǎi to sail the seas / maritime navigation / voyage 启航 啟航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off syn 扬帆 揚帆 yáng fān to set sail syn 直航 zhí háng to fly or sail direct (to ...) 起航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off syn 风帆 風帆 fēng fān sail / sailing boat syn 下西洋 xià xī yáng to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) 破浪 pò làng to set sail / to brave the waves 开船 開船 kāi chuán to set sail 行船 xíng chuán to sail a boat / to navigate syn 太阳帆 太陽帆 tài yáng fān solar sail 航 háng boat / ship / craft / to navigate / to sail / to fly syn 船篷 chuán péng ship's sail syn 驶 駛 shǐ (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast / to speed / (of a vehicle) to run / to go / (of a boat) to sail syn 驾 駕 jià to harness / to draw (a cart etc) / to drive / to pilot / to sail / to ride / your good self / prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2]) syn 篷 péng sail syn 颿 fán sail 展帆 zhǎn fān to unfurl (a sail) 横桁帆 橫桁帆 héng héng fān boom sail 满帆 滿帆 mǎn fān under full sail / going as fast as possible 船帆 chuán fān sail 驾艇 駕艇 jià tǐng to sail / to cruise / to pilot a ship 逆流而上 nì liú ér shàng to sail against the current / (fig.) to go against the flow 扬帆远航 揚帆遠航 yáng fān yuǎn háng to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission 旋筒风帆 旋筒風帆 xuán tǒng fēng fān rotor sail 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 希冀 xī jì (literary) to hope 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 冀 jì (literary) to hope for 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 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 期冀 qī jì (literary) to hope for / to wish 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 悕 xī (literary) to wish / to hope / sad / sorrowful 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 