一线希望 (一線希望)
yī xiàn xī wàng
Pinyin

Definition

一线希望 (一線希望)
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yī xiàn xī wàng
  1. a gleam of hope

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

手术失败？是你建议我们开刀的，说什么，开刀还有一线希望，现在却跟我说手术失败！你有没有医德啊？
shǒushù shībài ？shì nǐ jiànyì wǒmen kāidāo de ，shuō shénme ，kāidāo háiyǒu yīxiàn xīwàng ，xiànzài què gēn wǒ shuō shǒushù shībài ！nǐ yǒumeiyǒu yīdé ā ？
Son: The operation failed? You're the one who told us she should have the operation. You said that the operation offered a glimmer of hope, but now you're saying it didn't work! Didn't you swear an oath to help people?
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爸，现在别无选择了！哪怕只有一线希望，我们都要试试。
bà ，xiànzài biéwúxuǎnzé le ！nǎpà zhǐyǒu xīxiànxīwàng ，wǒmen dōuyào shìshi 。
Dad, now we have no other choice! Even if there's just a sliver of hope, we have to give it a try.
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