Chinese Word: 愿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

愿 (Trad.: 願)HSK 3

Pinyin: yuàn

English Definition: honest; prudent; variant of 愿 ; to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing

Chinese Definition:
①乐意，想要：宁愿。愿意。情愿。自愿。
②希望：愿望。志愿。但愿。夙愿(亦作“宿愿”)。如愿以偿。事与愿违。
③迷信的人对神佛许下的酬谢，泛指许给别人的好处：许愿。还愿。
④老实谨慎，恭谨。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:原 indicates the sound; 心 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 原 [ yuán ] source, origin, beginning
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

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愿意HSK 3	yuàn yì	to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
愿望HSK 5	yuàn wàng	desire; wish
自愿HSK 5	zì yuàn	voluntary
志愿	zhì yuàn	aspiration; ambition; to volunteer
意愿	yì yuàn	aspiration; wish (for); desire

1		tā 他 hěn 很 yuàn yì 愿意 bāng zhù 帮助 bié ren 别人。 He is willing to help others.
2		tā 他 hěn 很 yuàn yì 愿意 bāng máng 帮忙 bié ren 别人。 He is always willing to help others.
3		wǒ 我 zhōng xīn 衷心 zhù yuàn 祝愿 nǐ 你 chéng gōng 成功！ I sincerely wish you success!
4		tā 她 de 的 yì yuàn 意愿 shì 是 xué xí 学习 wài yǔ 外语。 Her desire is to learn foreign languages.
5		wǒ 我 yuàn yì 愿意 hé 和 nǐ 你 yī qǐ qù 一起去 lǚ xíng 旅行。 I am willing to travel with you.

1		tā 他 hěn 很 yuàn yì 愿意 bāng zhù 帮助 bié ren 别人。 He is willing to help others.
2		tā 他 hěn 很 yuàn yì 愿意 bāng máng 帮忙 bié ren 别人。 He is always willing to help others.
3		wǒ 我 zhōng xīn 衷心 zhù yuàn 祝愿 nǐ 你 chéng gōng 成功！ I sincerely wish you success!
4		tā 她 de 的 yì yuàn 意愿 shì 是 xué xí 学习 wài yǔ 外语。 Her desire is to learn foreign languages.
5		wǒ 我 yuàn yì 愿意 hé 和 nǐ 你 yī qǐ qù 一起去 lǚ xíng 旅行。 I am willing to travel with you.