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有希望

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu xī wàng

hopeful
promising
prospective

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect

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3–1–4 · you3 xi1 wang4

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