尽如人意 (jǐn) — perfect, completely satisfactory; as one could wish
Definition
An idiom meaning 'just as one wishes' — emphasizes the gap between expectation and reality, so it often appears negated (并不尽如人意) to mean 'not entirely satisfactory'.
idiom
perfectcompletely satisfactoryas one could wish
Examples
- 尽如人意。Zhè jiàn shì de jié guǒ bìng bú jǐn.The outcome of this matter was not entirely satisfactory.
- 尽如人意。Wǒ men xī wàng yí qiè dōu néng jǐn.We hope everything can turn out as we wish.
- ，尽如人意。Suī rán fāng àn réng yǒu bù zú, dàn jī běn jǐn le.Although the plan still has shortcomings, it is basically satisfactory.
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