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不情愿

bù qíng yuàn

3-character word Traditional 不情願

What 不情愿 means

1. unwilling

The characters in 不情愿

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 愿yuànhonest and prudent; variant of 愿

Example sentences

• 跟不情愿的人很难一起工作。
  Gēn bù qíngyuàn de rén hěn nán yīqǐ gōngzuò.
  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。
  Tā bù qíngyuàn de tóngyì le wǒ de tí'àn.
  He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.
• 他不情愿地启动引擎开车走了。
  Tā bù qíngyuàn de qǐdòng yǐnqíng kāichē zǒu le.
  Reluctantly, he started the engine and drove off.
• 我觉得我的父亲不情愿借给我他的车。
  Wǒ juéde wǒ de fùqīn bù qíngyuàn jiègěi wǒ tā de chē.
  I don't think my father is willing to lend us the car.
• 他闷闷不乐地转向了他的橙汁，埋怨着自己不情愿地成了里头每一点添加剂的实验品。
  He turned to his orange juice sullenly, sneering that every little additive would sign him up for experiments he wanted no part in.