如愿 (rú yuàn) — to have one's wish fulfilled; as one wishes | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

如愿 means one's wish has come true — focuses on the wish being fulfilled (如愿以偿), not on expressing desire. Usually appears in set phrases like 如愿以偿.

verb

to have one's wish fulfilledas one wishes

Examples

如愿。
Wǒ xī wàng zhè jiàn shì néng rú yuàn.
I hope this matter can go as I wish.
如愿。
Tā de yuàn wàng zhōng yú rú yuàn le.
His wish finally came true.
，。
Tā rú le wǒ men dà jiā de yuàn, jué dìng liú xià lái.
He fulfilled all of our wishes and decided to stay.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

如rúaccord with

如 'accord with' and 愿 'wish' combine to mean that one's wish is fulfilled.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女口如

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

女nǚ如rú

Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

原心愿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

原

原yuán愿yuàn

Same sound today

愿 places 心 (heart) below 原, which supplies the sound yuán; the 心 part marks the sense of heart or feeling.

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