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idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL: 個|个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
HSK 2
to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
HSK 2
to hope / a hope; a wish (CL:個|个)
HSK 3
as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton
HSK 2
desire / wish
HSK 3
cherished desire / dream / craving / wish / aspiration
HSK 6
as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious
HSK 5
aspiration / wish (for) / desire
HSK 6
blessings / to wish sb well
HSK 4
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  *祝* | 祝* | *祝
to pray for / to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc) / person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
HSK 3
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
HSK 7-9
to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled
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  *愿* | 愿* | *愿
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge
HSK 5
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  *CP* | CP* | *CP
an imagined romantic relationship between two characters in fiction (or in real life) that one wishes for or fantasizes about (abbr. of "coupling")
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  *意* | 意* | *意
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
HSK 7-9
to wish
HSK 6
to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year
HSK 7-9
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
HSK 7-9
if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that)
HSK 7-9
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
HSK 7-9
heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
HSK 7-9
final wishes of the departed
HSK 7-9
to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)
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  *巴* | 巴* | *巴
to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士 / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail
(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
HSK 7-9
to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc)
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
to have one's wish fulfilled
HSK 7-9
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself
lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled
to desire / to wish / (literary) to admire
wish list
according with one's wish or expectation
lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝)
(literary) to hope for; to wish
reliable / at one's convenience / as you wish
(idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled
to have a long-cherished wish realized
magic gourd, granting your every wish
long-cherished wish
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
wished-for / desired
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined / wishing for conjugal bliss
to be fondly attached to; to not wish to part with; to cling to
to congratulate respectfully / to express good wishes
to give an earnest message of good wishes, encouragement, or advice etc; a message of this sort
sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided
HSK 7-9
a wish / a request (to a deity)
Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson
complimentary remarks / well-wishing
as you wish
more than one would wish / somewhat / a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)
to send good wishes from afar
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
long-cherished wish
Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home.
to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing)
to wish for the stars and the moon / to have unreal expectations
to feel gratified (esp. at the misfortune of a loathed person); to have one's wish fulfilled
wishing pond
exactly what one would wish / to find one's niche
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
to express good wishes
to have one's wishes fulfilled
"break-up agent", person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so
to express a wish (to a deity)
everything is going smoothly / just as one wishes
wishes of the deceased
(literary) How can one get...?; Oh, if only there were... (rhetorical wish) / (literary) Is it possible that...?; How can this be? (interrogative disbelief)
wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
to demand; to call for; to petition / demand; wish; request / to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message; pitch
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  *颂* | 颂* | *颂
ode / eulogy / to praise in writing / to wish (in letters)
sth that is expected or wished for
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  *慭* | 慭* | *慭
(literary) to wish; to prefer to / (literary) to incur damage or loss
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
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  *悕* | 悕* | *悕
(literary) to wish / to hope / sad / sorrowful
to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post
to pray / to pray for sth / to wish sth / prayer / wish
to make a wish / to make a vow / to promise a reward
to have one's wish fulfilled
boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom
meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes
indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
wishing well
cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display
to fail to accomplish / unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)
the wish to abandon or keep aloof / the desire to live in retirement
to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
to go against / to do sth contrary to (sb's wishes)
to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千)
sth one wishes to conceal / the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")

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