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"to be willing" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
心甘 xīn gān to be willing / to be satisfied
愿 願 yuàn (bound form) wish / hope / desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen) / may ... / vow / pledge syn
甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
高兴 高興 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood syn
愿意 願意 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) syn
乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied syn
乐于 樂於 lè yú willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in syn
心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do syn
甘心 gān xīn to be willing to / to resign oneself to syn
舍得 捨得 shě de to be willing to part with sth syn
出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom) / to go through fire and water / brave / willing to risk life and limb 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
热心肠 熱心腸 rè xīn cháng warmhearted / willing to help others syn
甘于 甘於 gān yú to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc) syn
心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn
砸锅卖铁 砸鍋賣鐵 zá guō mài tiě to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) syn
善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down syn
从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views syn
肯 kěn to agree / to consent / to be willing to syn
乐于助人 樂於助人 lè yú zhù rén willing to help others
两相情愿 兩相情願 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent syn
半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù half willing and half unwilling (idiom) / to yield after making a show of resistance
两厢情愿 兩廂情願 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent
心有余，力不足 心有餘，力不足 xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
拼命三郎 pīn mìng sān láng brave man, willing to risk his life syn
情愿联盟 情願聯盟 coalition of the willing
主战联盟 主戰聯盟 coalition of the willing
你情我愿 你情我願 nǐ qíng wǒ yuàn to both be willing / mutual consent
落花有意，流水无情 落花有意，流水無情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
神女有心，襄王无梦 神女有心，襄王無夢 shén nǚ yǒu xīn , xiāng wáng wú mèng lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love)
死士 sǐ shì person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)
人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn - mìng jiàn (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life / one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order
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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