如愿以偿

如願以償

rúyuànyǐcháng

idiom HSK 7-9 #14,489

Meanings

Literally 'as wished, thereby fulfilled' - one's wish has been repaid in full

HSK 3

经过多年努力，她终于如愿以偿地考上了北大。

Jīngguò duōnián nǔlì, tā zhōngyú rúyuànyǐcháng de kǎoshàng le Běidà.

After years of effort, she finally got her wish and was admitted to Peking University.

HSK 4

他如愿以偿地得到了那份工作。

Tā rúyuànyǐcháng de dédào le nà fèn gōngzuò.

He got that job as he had wished.

usage

如愿以偿 is always positive - it means a long-held wish was finally fulfilled. It often appears with 终于 (finally) to emphasize the wait.

如 rú

愿 yuàn

以 yǐ

偿 cháng