希望落空 xīwàngluòkōng hopes are dashed Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 希望 xīwàng noun hope to wish for; to desire; hope; expectation; a person or thing that is the source of hope or represents a promising future落空 luòkōng to come to nothing to fail to achieve an expected goal or result; to fall through or prove fruitless