情愿 meaning in English
willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)
Meaning of 情愿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qíngyuàn
- willingness
- would rather (agree to X than Y)
情愿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
跟不情愿的人很难一起工作。
It is very difficult to work with people who are not willing to do so.
他不情愿地同意了我的提案。
He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.
我觉得我的父亲不情愿借给我他的车。
I don't think my father is willing to lend us the car.
他不情愿地启动引擎开车走了。
Reluctantly, he started the engine and drove off.
Stroke order for each character
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情 qíng · feelings · 11 strokes
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愿 yuàn · wish · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 情愿.
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want |
| 爱情 | àiqíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 情况 | qíngkuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 愿望 | yuànwàng | desire; wish |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer |
| 志愿 | zhìyuàn | aspiration; ambition |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings |
Questions about 情愿
What does 情愿 mean?
情愿 (qíngyuàn) means "willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)" and is used as a verb and adverb.
How do you write 情愿?
情愿 is made of 2 characters: 情 (11 strokes), 愿 (14 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 情愿 an HSK word?
Yes. 情愿 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 情愿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 情愿 is written 情願.