愿望

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他终于实现了多年的愿望。▶ —
   He finally fulfilled a wish he had held for years.
2. 世界和平是各国人民共同的愿望。▶ —
   World peace is the common wish of people everywhere.

Collocations

Mnemonic

愿 yuàn "to wish" + 望 wàng "to hope": a wish, a desire. Both characters mean to long for. 实现愿望 = to fulfill a wish. (The Korean syllables wonmang in another sense use a different 怨 "resentment", unrelated to 愿望.)

Related

Quick check

1. What is the difference between 愿望 and 期望?

   • 愿望 = one’s inner wish; 期望 = expectation (often of others)
   • identical
   • 愿望 = resentment
   • 期望 = past only