Two　studies　were　conducted　to　examine　the　promotional　role　of　meaning　in　life　(MIL)　on　hope　and　the　underlying　mediating　mechanism　via　future　temporal　focus　(FTF).　Study　1　was　a　three-wave　longitudinal　survey　including　418　employees　(Mage　=　35.68;　54.3%　women).　Results　showed　that　Time　1　MIL　positively　predicted　Time　3　hope　via　Time　2　FTF.　Study　2　was　an　intervention　study　conducted　with　Chinese　undergraduate　students　(n　=　129;　Mage　=　19.65;　84.5%　women)　during　the　COVID-19　pandemic.　The　intervention　involved　taking　a　photograph　each　day　of　things　that　＂make　you　feel　your　life　is　meaningful.＂　MIL　and　FTF　were　measured　before　and　after　the　intervention,　and　assessed　daily　during　the　intervention　week.　Results　of　the　longitudinal　mediation　analysis　and　2-1-2　multilevel　mediation　model　supported　the　mediational　role　of　FTF　between　MIL　and　hope.　Furthermore,　results　showed　that　MIL　increased　significantly　in　both　the　intervention　(n　=　64)　and　control　conditions　(n　=　65).　Hierarchical　linear　modeling　found　a　significant　positive　relationship　of　daily　MIL　on　daily　FTF.　The　present　findings　supported　MIL＇s　future-oriented　function　on　hope　via　FTF.　Nevertheless,　special　attention　should　be　given　to　the　stress　context　when　conducting　MIL　interventions　to　promote　MIL　and　hope.