夙愿

夙願

sùyuàn

noun #27,186

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

登上珠峰是他多年的夙愿。

Dēngshàng Zhūfēng shì tā duōnián de sùyuàn.

Climbing Mount Everest has been his long-cherished wish for many years.

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.

夙 sù

愿 yuàn