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意愿

yì yuàn

2-character word Traditional 意願

What 意愿 means

1. aspiration
2. wish (for)
3. desire

The characters in 意愿

• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 愿yuànhonest and prudent; variant of 愿

Example sentences

• 他让我违背了我的意愿。
  Tā ràng wǒ wéibèi le wǒ de yìyuàn.
  He made me go against my will.
• 我不是个意愿自由主义着。
  Wǒ bù shì gè yìyuàn zìyóuzhǔyì zhe.
  I am not a libertarian.
• 她违背了她父亲的意愿结了婚。
  Tā wéibèi le tā fùqīn de yìyuàn jiéle hūn.
  She got married against her father's will.
• 筹划旅行的时候，我们必须考虑到全家人的意愿。
  Chóuhuà lǚxíng de shíhou, wǒmen bìxū kǎolǜ dào quánjiā rén de yìyuàn.
  We must take into account the wishes of all the family in planning a trip.
• 我下定决心要戒掉零食，但违背了自己的意愿，我还是不断屈服于诱惑，吃冰淇淋。
  I'd made up my mind to stop snacking, but against my better judgment, I keep giving in to temptation and eating ice cream.

Sounds the same

Read yì yuàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 议院parliament; congress; legislative assembly