愿
望

Desire in Chinese: 愿望 (yuàn wàng)

yuàn wàng

desire

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 願望2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1desire
  2. 2wish

Stroke order

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愿
望

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˋ

yuàn

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

愿望

Simplified

願望

Traditional

Example sentences

See 愿望 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她有一千零一个愿望。

    tā yǒu yì qiān líng yī gè yuàn wàng。

    She has 1001 wishes.

  • 希望我的愿望能够实现。

    xī wàng wǒ de yuàn wàng néng gòu shí xiàn。

    I hope I can get my wish fulfilled.

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Related words

愿

yuàn

honest

望

wàng

full moon

希望

xī wàng

to hope

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

自愿

zì yuàn

voluntary

志愿

zhì yuàn

aspiration

看望

kàn wàng

to pay a visit to

绝望

jué wàng

to despair

渴望

kě wàng

to thirst for

期望

qī wàng

to have expectations

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