许愿
xǔ yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

许愿
 - 
xǔ yuàn
  1. to make a wish
  2. to make a vow
  3. to promise a reward

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

也许
yě xǔ
  1. 1 perhaps
  2. 2 maybe
心愿
xīn yuàn
  1. 1 cherished desire
  2. 2 dream
  3. 3 craving
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 aspiration
或许
huò xǔ
  1. 1 perhaps
  2. 2 maybe
许多
xǔ duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot of
  3. 3 much
愿
yuàn
  1. 1 to hope
  2. 2 to wish
  3. 3 to desire
  4. 4 hoped-for
  5. 5 ready
  6. 6 willing
愿意
yuàn yì
  1. 1 to wish
  2. 2 to want
  3. 3 ready
  4. 4 willing (to do sth)
愿望
yuàn wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 wish
一厢情愿
yī xiāng qíng yuàn
  1. 1 one's own wishful thinking
不许
bù xǔ
  1. 1 not to allow
  2. 2 must not
  3. 3 can't
些许
xiē xǔ
  1. 1 a few
  2. 2 a little
  3. 3 a bit
但愿
dàn yuàn
  1. 1 if only (sth were possible)
  2. 2 I wish (that)
允许
yǔn xǔ
  1. 1 to permit
  2. 2 to allow
如愿
rú yuàn
  1. 1 to have one's wishes fulfilled
宁愿
nìng yuàn
  1. 1 would rather
  2. 2 better
少许
shǎo xǔ
  1. 1 a little
  2. 2 a few
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
  1. 1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly happy to do
  3. 3 most willing to do
志愿者
zhì yuàn zhě
  1. 1 volunteer
情愿
qíng yuàn
  1. 1 willingness
  2. 2 would rather (agree to X than Y)
意愿
yì yuàn
  1. 1 aspiration
  2. 2 wish (for)
  3. 3 desire
甘愿
gān yuàn
  1. 1 willingly

Idioms (7)

事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
  1. 1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
  1. 1 if only it were so
  2. 2 I hope so (idiom)
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
  1. 1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly happy to do
  3. 3 most willing to do
甘心情愿
gān xīn qíng yuàn
  1. 1 willingly and gladly (idiom)

Sample Sentences

嗯，你看，来烧香许愿的人多吧。
ng4 ，nǐ kàn ，lái shāoxiāng xǔyuàn de rén duō ba 。
Yeah, look, a lot of people have come to burn incense and pray.
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那你们这次去普陀山有没有许愿？
nà nǐmen zhècì qù Pǔtuóshān yǒumeiyǒu xǔyuàn ？
Then did you guys do any praying when you were there?
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