心愿

心願

xīnyuàn

noun HSK 6 #9,885

Meanings

A wish from the heart — a heartfelt aspiration.

Tā zhōngyú shíxiàn le zìjǐ de xīnyuàn.

She finally realized her wish.

Qù Bālí lǚxíng shì wǒ duō nián de xīnyuàn.

Traveling to Paris has been my wish for many years.

Tā de xīnyuàn shì ràng jiārén guò shàng hǎo rìzi.

His wish is for his family to live a good life.

usage

心愿 (heartfelt wish) vs 愿望 (wish/desire, more general) vs 希望 (hope, most common). 心愿 carries more emotional weight.

心 xīn

愿 yuàn