愿望
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
愿望 (yuànwàng) · wish
愿望 (yuànwàng) means “wish; hope”. It is written with 2 characters: 愿 (desire) + 望 (to expect). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 愿望 is built
The characters
愿 yuàn · desire
What 愿 is made of
- 原yuán — source
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 泉quán — spring
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 原 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
望 wàng · to expect
What 望 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的愿望是去中国旅游。Wǒ de yuànwàng shì qù Zhōngguó lǚyóu.My wish is to travel to China.
你的新年愿望是什么？Nǐ de xīnnián yuànwàng shì shénme?What is your New Year's wish?
Questions about 愿望
What does 愿望 mean?
愿望 (yuànwàng) means “wish; hope”.
How do you pronounce 愿望?
愿望 is pronounced yuànwàng.
Which HSK level is 愿望?
愿望 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 愿意yuànyìto be willing
- 志愿zhìyuànwish
- 志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
- 自愿zìyuànvoluntary
- 宁愿nìngyuànwould rather
- 心甘情愿xīngānqíngyuànwillingly
- 希望xīwàngto hope
- 看望kànwàngto visit (a person)
- 失望shīwàngdisappointed
- 盼望pànwàngto look forward to
Learn 愿望 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.