hope; prospect; chance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
hope; prospect; chance; possibility
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in northern Chinese dialects (especially Beijing dialect) to indicate whether there is hope, possibility, or prospect for something to happen. Often used in negative constructions or questions about feasibility.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hái还
yǒu有
xiǎng响
r儿
ma吗
？
Is there still any hope for this matter?
Wǒ我
kàn看
zhè这
shì事
méi没
xiǎng响
r儿
le了
。
I think there's no hope for this matter anymore.
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Nǐ你
kǎo考
shàng上
dà大
xué学
de的
xiǎng响
r儿
hěn很
dà大
。
You have a great chance of getting into university.
Zhǐ只
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
，
jiù就
yǒu有
xiǎng响
r儿
。
As long as you work hard, there's hope.