Chinese word dictionary

希望落空

xī wàng luò kōng · hopes are dashed

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Word information

Simplified希望落空

Traditional希望落空

Pinyinxī wàng luò kōng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

希xī

rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

望wàng

to expect, to hope, to look forward to

落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

空kōng

hollow, empty, deserted, bare

How to learn 希望落空

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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希望xīwàng

to hope; a hope; a wish (CL:個|个[ge4])

空调kōngtiáo

air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]

降落jiàngluò

to descend; to land

空kōng

empty; air; sky; in vain

空气kōngqì

air; atmosphere

落luò

to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement