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志愿 (zhì yuàn): Volunteer (Noun, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

志 • zhì • will, aspiration, determination, to record
zhì志

will, aspiration, determination, to record

Word Info

Pinyinzhì yuàn
Meaningvolunteer
Characters2
SyntaxNoun, Verb
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愿 • yuàn • to wish, desire, or hope • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yuàn愿

to wish, desire, or hope

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 志愿.

Words with 志
  • 杂志zá zhìmagazine
  • 标志biāo zhìsign; symbol; hallmark
  • 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
  • 同志tóng zhìcomrade
  • 志气zhì qìaspiration; ambition
  • 意志yì zhìwill
  • 励志lì zhìBe ambitious / strive to achieve
  • 志向zhì xiàngambition
Words with 愿
  • 愿意yuàn yìwilling
  • 愿望yuàn wàngdesire; wish; aspiration
  • 自愿zì yuànof one's own free will; voluntarily
  • 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
宁愿
nìng yuàn
would rather; better
  • 心愿xīn yuàncherished desire
  • 祝愿zhù yuànto wish
  • 心甘情愿xīn gān qíng yuànbe delighted to do something [idiom]
    • 4.

    How to Use 志愿 in Sentences

    Adjective + Noun
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    huó活
    dòng动
    neutral
    volunteer activity
    dì第
    yī一
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    neutral
    first choice/preference
    gè个
    rén人
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    formalWritten
    Verb + Object
    dāng当
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    zhě者
    5.

    Example Sentences with 志愿

    tā她
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    zài在
    piān偏
    yuǎn远
    personal aspiration
    neutral
    be a volunteer
    tián填
    bào报
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    formal
    fill in application preferences
    shān山
    qū区
    zhī支
    jiào教
    ，
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    nà那
    lǐ里
    de的
    hái孩
    zi子
    men们
    。
    She volunteers to teach in remote mountainous areas, helping the children there.
    běn本
    cì次
    huó活
    dòng动
    de的
    chéng成
    gōng功
    jǔ举
    bàn办
    ，
    lí离
    bù不
    kāi开
    suǒ所
    yǒu有
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    zhě者
    de的
    wú无
    sī私
    fèng奉
    xiàn献
    。
    The successful hosting of this event is inseparable from the selfless dedication of all volunteers.
    tā他
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    cān参
    jiā加
    shè社
    qū区
    fú服
    wù务
    huó活
    dòng动
    。
    He volunteers to participate in community service activities.
    nǐ你
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    cān参
    yù与
    zhè这
    ge个
    huán环
    bǎo保
    xiàng项
    mù目
    dì的
    zhǔ主
    yào要
    dòng动
    jī机
    shì是
    shén什
    me么
    ？
    What is your main motivation for volunteering in this environmental protection project?
    tā他
    bìng并
    fēi非
    zhì志
    yuàn愿
    jiā加
    rù入
    ，
    ér而
    shì是
    bèi被
    dān单
    wèi位
    zhǐ指
    pài派
    lái来
    xié协
    zhù助
    gōng工
    zuò作
    de的
    。
    He did not volunteer to join; he was assigned by his unit to assist with the work.