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但愿

但愿 (dàn yuàn): Hopefully (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

但愿 consists of 2 characters.

but, however, only, just

to wish, desire, or hope

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Word Info

Pinyindàn yuàn

MeaningHopefully

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word但愿

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3.

How to Use 但愿 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 但愿 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith平安

dàn但

yuàn愿

píng平

ān安

neutral

hope for safety

Verb + Complementwith如此

dàn但

yuàn愿

rú如

cǐ此

Adverb + Verbwith衷心

zhōng衷

xīn心

dàn但

yuàn愿

Idiomwith人长久

dàn但

yuàn愿

rén人

cháng长

jiǔ久

4.

Example Sentences with 但愿

dàn但

yuàn愿

míng明

tiān天

shì是

qíng晴

tiān天

neutral

I hope so

formal

sincerely hope

formal

Written

May we all be blessed with longevity

。

I hope tomorrow will be sunny.

dàn但

yuàn愿

wǒ我

men们

jīng精

xīn心

cè策

huà划

de的

fāng方

àn案

néng能

dé得

dào到

kè客

hù户

de的

zuì最

zhōng终

rèn认

kě可

。

Hopefully, our meticulously planned proposal will receive the client's final approval.

dàn但

yuàn愿

zhè这

cì次

màn漫

cháng长

de的

lǚ旅

tú途

bú不

huì会

ràng让

nǐ你

gǎn感

dào到

guò过

yú于

pí疲

bèi惫

，

duì对

ba吧

？

Hopefully, this long journey won't make you feel too exhausted, right?

dàn但

yuàn愿

nǐ你

néng能

tōng通

guò过

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

。

I hope you can pass this exam.

dàn但

yuàn愿

tā他

bié别

yīn因

wèi为

zhè这

cì次

xiǎo小

xiǎo小

de的

cuò挫

zhé折

jiù就

chè彻

dǐ底

fàng放

qì弃

zì自

jǐ己

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

Hopefully, he won't completely give up on his dream because of this minor setback.

dàn但

yuàn愿

míng明

nián年

de的

jīng经

jì济

xíng形

shì势

néng能

gòu够

hǎo好

zhuǎn转

，

bìng并

qiě且

chuàng创

zào造

gèng更

duō多

de的

jiù就

yè业

jī机

huì会

。

Hopefully, the economic situation will improve next year and create more job opportunities.

dàn但

yuàn愿

yì疫

qíng情

zǎo早

rì日

jié结

shù束

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

néng能

huī恢

fù复

zhèng正

cháng常

shēng生

huó活

。

I hope the pandemic ends soon so that everyone can return to normal life.

dàn但

yuàn愿

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

cōng匆

máng忙

zhǔn准

bèi备

de的

zhè这

fèn份

lǐ礼

wù物

，

nǐ你

huì会

zhēn真

xīn心

xǐ喜

huan欢

。

Hopefully, you will genuinely like this gift I hastily prepared last night.

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愿望yuàn wàngHSK 5
自愿zì yuànHSK 5
志愿者zhì yuàn zhěHSK 5
宁愿nìng yuànHSK 6
心愿xīn yuànHSK 6
祝愿zhù yuànHSK 6
心甘情愿xīn gān qíng yuànHSK 6