Willingness in Chinese: 情愿 (qíng yuàn)

qíng yuàn

willingness

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 情願1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1willingness
  2. 2would rather (agree to X than Y)

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Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄥˊ

qíng

/ q/ i/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄩㄢˋ

yuàn

/ ü/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

情愿

Simplified

情願

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我情愿走路也不坐他的车。

    wǒ qíng yuàn zǒu lù yě bú zuò tā de chē。

    I would rather walk than ride in his car.

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