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许愿 (xǔ yuàn): Make a wish (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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许愿 consists of 2 characters.

to allow, to promise, or a surname

to wish, desire, or hope

How to Use 许愿 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith成功

xǔ许

yuàn愿

chéng成

gōng功

neutral

wish comes true

Noun + Nounwith池

xǔ许

yuàn愿

chí池

neutral

wishing well

Verb + Objectwith心愿

xǔ许

xià下

xīn心

yuàn愿

Adverb + Verbwith虔诚

qián虔

chéng诚

xǔ许

yuàn愿

Example Sentences with 许愿

wǒ我

zài在

shēng生

rì日

dàn蛋

gāo糕

qián前

neutral

make a wish

formal

piously make a wish

xǔ

许

yuàn愿

。

I made a wish in front of the birthday cake.

miàn面

duì对

liú流

xīng星

yǔ雨

，

tā她

bì闭

shàng上

yǎn眼

jīng睛

，

mò默

mò默

dì地

xǔ许

yuàn愿

。

Facing the meteor shower, she closed her eyes and made a wish silently.

zài在

zhuāng庄

yán严

de的

yí仪

shì式

shàng上

，

tā他

dài代

biǎo表

tuán团

duì队

xǔ许

yuàn愿

，

qī期

pàn盼

xiàng项

mù目

yuán圆

mǎn满

chéng成

gōng功

。

At the solemn ceremony, he made a wish on behalf of the team, hoping for the project's complete success.

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tā他

xǔ许

yuàn愿

xī希

wàng望

kǎo考

shì试

néng能

qǔ取

dé得

hǎo好

chéng成

jì绩

。

He made a wish hoping to get good grades on the exam.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

zài在

pēn喷

quán泉

biān边

xǔ许

yuàn愿

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zài在

shēng生

rì日

shí时

xǔ许

yuàn愿

zài在

sì寺

miào庙

lǐ里

，

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

qián虔

chéng

jìn尽

guǎn管

zhī知

dào道

xǔ许

yuàn愿

kě可

néng能

wú无

，

jiū究

jìng竟

shì是

wèi为

le了

shén什

me么

？

What exactly were you wishing for when you made a wish by the fountain just now?

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

fǎn反

sī思

guò过

qù去

de的

yì一

nián年

。

He did not make a wish on his birthday, but instead chose to reflect on the past year.

诚

dì地

xǔ许

yuàn愿

，

qí祈

qiú求

jiā家

rén人

píng平

ān安

jiàn健

kāng康

。

In the temple, many people piously make wishes, praying for the safety and health of their families.

fǎ

法

shí实

xiàn现

，

tā她

réng仍

huái怀

zhe着

xī希

wàng望

，

xiě写

xià下

xīn心

yuàn愿

。

Even though she knew making a wish might not come true, she still wrote down her wish with hope.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 许愿.

Words with 许

也许yě xǔHSK 4
允许yǔn xǔHSK 4
许多xǔ duōHSK 4
不许bù xǔ
准许zhǔn xǔ
容许róng xǔ
或许huò xǔ
许可xǔ kě

Words with 愿

愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
但愿dàn yuàn
宁愿nìng yuàn
心愿xīn yuàn
志愿zhì yuàn
情愿qíng yuàn
意愿yì yuàn
愿望yuàn wàng