一厢情愿

一廂情願

yīxiāng-qíngyuàn

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Meanings

Literally 'one-side-feeling-wish' - feelings coming from only one side.

HSK 3

你觉得她喜欢你？那只是你一厢情愿。

Nǐ juéde tā xǐhuan nǐ? Nà zhǐshì nǐ yīxiāng-qíngyuàn.

You think she likes you? That's just your own wishful thinking.

HSK 3

合作需要双方同意，不能一厢情愿。

Hézuò xūyào shuāngfāng tóngyì, bùnéng yīxiāng-qíngyuàn.

Cooperation requires both sides to agree - you can't just wish it into existence.

memory

Picture someone standing in one wing (一厢) of a building, wishing (情愿) for love from the other wing - but nobody's there. One-sided wishful thinking.

一 yī

厢 xiāng

情 qíng

愿 yuàn