2 sentences for 指望 (zhǐ​wàng — hope)

1. 他要是有个长短，这家人就没指望了。

   tā yào​shi yǒu gè cháng​duǎn, zhèi jiā rén jiù méi zhǐ​wàng le.

   If anything bad should happen to him, the family will have no hope left.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 只要我们继续努力，这件事情就还有指望。

   zhǐ​yào wǒ​men jì​xù nǔ​lì, zhè jiàn shì​qing jiù hái yǒu zhǐ​wàng.

   As long as we keep trying, there is still hope for this matter.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary