Definition
万事如意 is a classic four-character blessing (成语) used to wish someone that everything goes according to their hopes. It's the go-to phrase for New Year's greetings, weddings, birthdays, and any occasion where you want to express 'may all your wishes come true'. The literal meaning is 'ten thousand things as you wish', but you use it as a complete fixed expression — never break it apart or insert words between the characters.
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may all your wishes come truehave everything go as you wish
Examples
- ，万事如意！Zhù nǐ xīnnián kuàilè, wàn shì rú yì!Wishing you a happy New Year, and may all your wishes come true!
- 万事如意。Hūnlǐ shang dàjiā jǔbēi zhùfú xīnrén wàn shì rú yì.At the wedding, everyone raised their glasses to wish the couple that all their wishes come true.
- ，万事如意。Bìyè diǎnlǐ shang lǎoshī zhù wǒmen qiánchéng sìjǐn, wàn shì rú yì.At the graduation ceremony, the teacher wished us a bright future and that all our wishes come true.
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