希望就是当整个世界都在说“不“的时候轻声地说“还有可能”。

Hope is a little voice whispering "maybe" when it seems the entire world is shouting "no"!

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 希望 wàng to hope

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2 就是 jiùshì
  1. exactly; precisely
  2. only; simply; just
  3. (used correlatively with ) even; even if
=3 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=3 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
=3 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)
4 整个 zhěng
  1. whole
  2. entire
  3. total
5 世界 shìjiè world

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=6 surname Du
=6 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=6
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
7 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=8 shuì to persuade
=8 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=8 shuō variant of shuō
9
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=10 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 时候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
12 轻声 qīngshēng
  1. in a quiet voice; softly
  2. (linguistics) neutral tone
=13 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=13
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

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=14 shuì to persuade
=14 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=14 shuō variant of shuō
15 还有 háiyǒu
  1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
  2. in addition
16 可能 néng
  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps

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