愿 願
yuàn
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
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Examples
生活并不总是如我们所愿。
Shēng huó bìng bù zǒng shì rú wǒ men suǒ yuàn.
Life doesn't always go the way we want it to.
事情没能如他所愿让他感到失望。
Shì qing méi néng rú tā suǒ yuàn ràng tā gǎn dào shī wàng.
He was disappointed that things didn't turn out as he'd hoped.
她不愿松开我，直到我同意和她去电影院。
Tā bù yuàn sōng kāi wǒ, zhí dào wǒ tóng yì hé tā qù diàn yǐng yuàn.
She wouldn't let up until I agreed to go to the movies with her.
Words with this character
愿意 yuàn yì to wish愿望 yuàn wàng desire宁愿 nìng yuàn would rather ...自愿 zì yuàn voluntary志愿者 zhì yuàn zhě volunteer但愿 dàn yuàn if only意愿 yì yuàn aspiration心愿 xīn yuàn cherished desire志愿 zhì yuàn aspiration情愿 qíng yuàn willingness祝愿 zhù yuàn to wish如愿以偿 rú yuàn yǐ cháng to have one's wish fulfilled遗愿 yí yuàn final wishes of the departed愿景 yuàn jǐng vision不愿 bù yuàn unwilling称愿 chèn yuàn to feel gratified趁愿 chèn yuàn variant of 称愿 chèn yuàn发愿 fā yuàn to vow甘愿 gān yuàn willingly宏愿 hóng yuàn great aspiration弘愿 hóng yuàn variant of 宏愿 hóng yuàn还愿 huán yuàn to redeem a vow末愿 mò yuàn final vows