想得美 xiǎng dé měi in your dreams! / as if! / You wish! / I wish that were so 愿 願 yuàn (bound form) wish / hope / desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen) / may ... / vow / pledge syn 求死愿望 求死願望 qiú sǐ yuàn wàng death wish (translated from English) / Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客|猛龙怪客[Meng3 long2 guai4 ke4] 祈望 qí wàng to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post syn 祈愿 祈願 qí yuàn to pray / to pray for sth / to wish sth / prayer / wish syn 安得 ān dé (literary) How can one get...? / Oh, if only there were... (rhetorical wish) / (literary) Is it possible that...? / How can this be? (interrogative disbelief) 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 想望 xiǎng wàng to desire / to wish / (literary) to admire syn 期冀 qī jì (literary) to hope for / to wish 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 希望 xī wàng to hope / a hope / a wish (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 意思 yì si idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc syn 愿意 願意 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) syn 祝福 zhù fú blessings / to wish sb well syn 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng desire / wish syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 心愿 心願 xīn yuàn cherished desire / dream / craving / wish / aspiration syn 意愿 意願 yì yuàn aspiration / wish (for) / desire syn 但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that) syn 心声 心聲 xīn shēng heartfelt wish / inner voice / aspiration syn 祝愿 祝願 zhù yuàn to wish syn 许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward 依恋 依戀 yī liàn to be fondly attached to / to not wish to part with / to cling to syn 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year syn 诉求 訴求 sù qiú to demand / to call for / to petition / demand / wish / request / to promote one's brand / to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message / pitch 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 如愿以偿 如願以償 rú yuàn yǐ cháng to have one's wish fulfilled syn 未遂 wèi suì to fail to accomplish / unsuccessful (attempt) / abortive (coup d'état) / attempted (murder, suicide) / unfulfilled (wish) syn 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead syn 预祝 預祝 yù zhù to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc) 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! syn 请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1]) syn 夙愿 夙願 sù yuàn long-cherished wish syn 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart / gratifying / satisfactory / everything one could wish syn 恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing) 意 yì idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate syn 请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home. syn 唯恐天下不乱 唯恐天下不亂 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) syn 宿愿 宿願 sù yuàn long-cherished wish syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 欲 yù to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4] syn 祝 zhù to pray for / to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc) / person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies syn 颂 頌 sòng ode / eulogy / to praise in writing / to wish (in letters) syn 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion 长命富贵 長命富貴 cháng mìng fù guì We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting) 宝葫芦 寶葫蘆 bǎo hú lu magic gourd, granting your every wish 已所不欲，勿施于人 已所不欲，勿施於人 yǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén Do not do to others what you do not wish others to do to you (Confucius) 意中 yì zhōng according with one's wish or expectation 意犹未尽 意猶未盡 yì yóu wèi jìn to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself syn 招财 招財 zhāo cái lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3]) 招财进宝 招財進寶 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success! 猛龙怪客 猛龍怪客 měng lóng guài kè Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson 盼星星盼月亮 pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations 祝好 zhù hǎo wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence) 稳便 穩便 wěn biàn reliable / at one's convenience / as you wish syn 许下愿心 許下願心 xǔ xià yuàn xīn to express a wish (to a deity) 遂愿 遂願 suì yuàn to have one's wish fulfilled syn 遐心 xiá xīn the wish to abandon or keep aloof / the desire to live in retirement 愿心 願心 yuàn xīn a wish / a request (to a deity) syn 夙愿得偿 夙願得償 sù yuàn dé cháng to have a long-cherished wish realized 心愿单 心願單 xīn yuàn dān wish list 欲仙欲死 慾仙慾死 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom) / (fig.) to be in seventh heaven 稍嫌 shāo xián more than one would wish / somewhat / a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc) 适得其所 適得其所 shì dé qí suǒ exactly what one would wish / to find one's niche 隐讳号 隱諱號 yǐn huì hào cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display 求仁得仁 qiú rén dé rén lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled 随你 隨你 suí nǐ as you wish 得偿所愿 得償所願 dé cháng - suǒ yuàn (idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled 心想事成 xīn xiǎng - shì chéng (idiom) to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! syn 称愿 稱願 chèn yuàn to feel gratified (esp. at the misfortune of a loathed person) / to have one's wish fulfilled syn 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 