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情愿

qíng yuàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 情願

情愿 (qíng yuàn) means "willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 情愿 means

1. willingness
2. would rather (agree to X than Y)

The characters in 情愿

• 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.

Words containing 情愿

• 心甘情愿xīn gān qíng yuàndelighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do
• 一厢情愿yī xiāng qíng yuànone's own wishful thinking
• 不情愿bù qíng yuànunwilling
• 两相情愿liǎng xiāng qíng yuànboth sides are willing; by mutual consent
• 甘心情愿gān xīn qíng yuànwillingly and gladly (idiom)
• 两厢情愿liǎng xiāng qíng yuànboth sides are willing; by mutual consent
• 一相情愿yī xiāng qíng yuànone's own wishful thinking

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