The　current　study　examined　a　moderated　mediation　model　of　future　time　perspective　(FTP;　valence　and　connectedness)　related　to　career　construction　with　career　adaptability　as　a　mediator　and　hope　as　a　moderator　among　472　Chinese　vocational　school　adolescents.　Regression　analysis　revealed　career　adaptability　partially　mediated　the　relation　from　valence　to　career　construction　and　fully　mediated　the　relationship　from　connectedness　to　career　construction.　Furthermore,　hope　significantly　moderated　the　mediation　model,　both　mediating　effects　were　more　salient　at　the　low　level　of　hope,　and　the　relations　of　valence　and　connectedness　to　career　adaptability　were　stronger　at　the　low　level　of　hope.　The　result　confirmed　the　motivational　role　of　FTP　as　adaptivity　in　career　construction　model　of　adaptation.　Implications　about　FTP　and　hope　in　career　construction　are　discussed.　©　Curators　of　the　University　of　Missouri　2020.