宿愿

宿願

sùyuàn

noun #51,839

Meanings

1 long-cherished wish
2 long-held aspiration

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

去西藏旅行是他多年的宿愿。

Qù Xīzàng lǚxíng shì tā duō nián de sùyuàn.

Traveling to Tibet has been his wish for many years.

HSK 5

她终于实现了出国留学的宿愿。

Tā zhōngyú shíxiàn le chūguó liúxué de sùyuàn.

She finally realized her long-cherished wish of studying abroad.

Tips

usage

宿 here means 'long-standing', as in 宿敌 'old rival', not 'to lodge'. 夙愿 is the same word written with a different first character, and at least as common.

Stroke Order

宿 sù

愿 yuàn