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心愿

xīn yuàn · xin yuan

Traditional 心願

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cherished desire
  2. dream
  3. craving
  4. wish
  5. aspiration
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Wish on a shooting star

  1. Liangliang

    快看(kuàikàn)，流星(liúxīng)！快(kuài)许(xǔ)一个(yīgè)心愿(xīnyuàn)！

    Look, a shooting star! Quick, make a wish!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我的(wǒde)心愿(xīnyuàn)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)不用(bùyòng)早起(zǎoqǐ)！

    OK, my wish is to not get up early tomorrow!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)说出来了(shuōchūláile)？说出来(shuōchūlái)心愿(xīnyuàn)就(jiù)不灵了(bùlíngle)。

    How could you say it out loud? A wish said out loud won't come true.

  4. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，这个(zhège)心愿(xīnyuàn)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)许(xǔ)，从来(cónglái)没(méi)灵过(língguò)。

    No problem, I make this wish every day and it has never come true.

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2 examples
01

太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，死(sǐ)前(qián)心(xīn)愿(yuàn)又(yòu)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)一(yí)样(yàng)。

Well, I can cross that off my bucket list.

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02

她(tā)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)心(xīn)愿(yuàn)是(shì)环(huán)游(yóu)世(shì)界(jiè)。

Her greatest wish is to travel around the world.

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