| 标的 | biao1 di4 | aim |
| 辜负 | gu1 fu4 | to betray (hopes) |
| 坎坷 | kan3 ke3 | bumpy (of a road) |
| 燃起 | ran2 qi3 | to light |
| 寄予 | ji4 yu2 | to give |
| 燃 | ran2 | to light |
| 偿 | chang2 | to repay |
| 幻灭 | huan4 mie4 | vanishing (illusions, hopes, aspirations etc) |
| 厚望 | hou4 wang4 | great hopes |
| 脱空 | tuo1 kong1 | to lie |
| 泡汤 | pao4 tang1 | to dawdle |
| 一场空 | yi1 chang3 kong1 | futile |
| 寄望 | ji4 wang4 | to place hopes on |