p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Discord

夙愿

夙願
sùyuàn
noun #27,186

Meanings

  1. 1 long-cherished wish
  2. 2 lifelong aspiration
  3. 3 a dream one has held for a long time

Examples

登上珠峰是他多年的夙愿。
Dēng shàng Zhūfēng shì tā duōnián de sùyuàn.
Climbing Mount Everest has been his long-cherished wish for many years.
她终于实现了夙愿，成为了一名医生。
Tā zhōngyú shíxiàn le sùyuàn, chéngwéi le yī míng yīshēng.
She finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor.

Tips

register
夙 is a classical character meaning 'long-standing' or 'from early on.' 夙愿 is a formal or literary term; in everyday speech, 心愿 or 梦想 is more common.

Stroke Order

夙 sù
愿 yuàn