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愿意

yuàn yì

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 願意

愿意 (yuàn yì) means "to be willing; to wish". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 愿意 means

1. to wish
2. to want
3. ready
4. willing (to do sth)

How 愿意 is used in grammar

愿意 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Modal Verbs: 可能、可以、应该、愿意 (HSK 2)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, verbs (能愿动词).

The characters in 愿意

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

Example sentences

• 你愿意来吗？
  Would you like to come?
• 我愿意帮他。
  I'm willing to help him.
• 我愿意帮你。
  I'd be happy to help you.
• 我不愿意做。
  I'd be opposed to doing that.
• 你愿意等吗 ?
  Would you like to wait?
• 我更愿意独处。
  I prefer my own company.

Sounds the same

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

• 怨艾to resent; to regret; grudge

Where 愿意 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Emotions & Attitudes (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yuàn yì correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.