希望

to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4]

to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]

full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards

15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]

a gleam of hope

to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising

hopes are dashed

hopeful / promising / prospective

outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)

to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising