还愿

還願

huányuàn

verb #98,405

Meanings

1 to fulfill a vow to a deity
2 to repay a religious promise
3 to make good on a promise

Characters

to return, to repay

Examples

HSK 7-9

考上大学后她专程回庙里还愿。

Kǎoshàng dàxué hòu tā zhuānchéng huí miào lǐ huányuàn.

After getting into university she went back to the temple specifically to fulfill her vow.

HSK 7-9

许愿容易还愿难。

Xǔyuàn róngyì huányuàn nán.

Making a vow is easy; fulfilling it is hard.

Tips

culture

Pairs with 许愿 (to make a vow). You 许愿 to a deity for help, and if it works out you return to the temple to 还愿, typically burning incense, offering food, or donating.

Stroke Order

还 hái

愿 yuàn