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愿意

yuàn yì · yuan yi

Traditional 願意

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to wish
  2. to want
  3. ready
  4. willing (to do sth)
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Moving house

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)下周(xiàzhōu)搬家(bānjiā)，你(nǐ)愿意(yuànyì)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, I'm moving next week. Are you willing to help me?

  2. Liangliang

    愿意(yuànyì)！可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)东西(dōngxi)？

    Yes! But how much stuff do you have?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)多(duō)，就是(jiùshì)几个(jǐge)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    Not much, just a few boxes.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)愿意(yuànyì)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)。

    Okay, I'm happy to help you.

  5. Dengdeng

    对了(duìle)，书(shū)很多(hěnduō)，一共(yīgòng)三十(sānshí)箱(xiāng)。

    By the way, I have lots of books. Thirty boxes in all.

  6. Liangliang

    三十(sānshí)箱(xiāng)？我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)不(bù)愿意(yuànyì)了(le)！

    Thirty boxes? Now I'm not willing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bú)愿(yuàn)意(yì)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)一(yì)起(qǐ)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Tom didn't want to work with Mary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)愿(yuàn)意(yì)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)搬(bān)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)吗(ma)？

Are you willing to help me move this table?

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愿
yuàn

(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing

意
yì

idea; meaning

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