"a wish" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
希望 xī wàng to hope / a hope / a wish (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn
愿心 願心 yuàn xīn a wish / a request (to a deity) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
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
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate syn
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that) syn
愿望 願望 yuàn wàng desire / wish syn
祝福 zhù fú blessings / to wish sb well syn
意愿 意願 yì yuàn aspiration / wish (for) / desire 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
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
许愿 許願 xǔ yuàn to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward
心声 心聲 xīn shēng heartfelt wish / inner voice / aspiration syn
未遂 wèi suì to fail to accomplish / unsuccessful (attempt) / abortive (coup d'état) / attempted (murder, suicide) / unfulfilled (wish) syn
心愿 心願 xīn yuàn cherished desire / dream / craving / wish / aspiration syn
祝愿 祝願 zhù yuàn to wish syn
如愿以偿 如願以償 rú yuàn yǐ cháng to have one's wish fulfilled 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
心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! syn
依恋 依戀 yī liàn to be fondly attached to / to not wish to part with / to cling to syn
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
预祝 預祝 yù zhù to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc)
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
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
拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year syn
宿愿 宿願 sù yuàn long-cherished wish syn
恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing)
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
想望 xiǎng wàng to desire / to wish / (literary) to admire 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
想得美 xiǎng dé měi in your dreams! / as if! / You wish! / I wish that were so
zhù to pray for / to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc) / person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies syn
yuàn (bound form) wish / hope / desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen) / may ... / vow / pledge syn
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
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4] syn
sòng ode / eulogy / to praise in writing / to wish (in letters) syn
意犹未尽 意猶未盡 yì yóu wèi jìn to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself syn
祈望 qí wàng to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post syn
遂愿 遂願 suì yuàn to have one's wish fulfilled 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)
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]
祈愿 祈願 qí yuàn to pray / to pray for sth / to wish sth / prayer / wish syn
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
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)
遐心 xiá xīn the wish to abandon or keep aloof / the desire to live in retirement
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
yìn (literary) to wish / to prefer to / (literary) to incur damage or loss
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
期冀 qī jì (literary) to hope for / to wish
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
(literary) to wish / to hope / sad / sorrowful
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
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)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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