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许愿

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

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Character Breakdown

许愿 consists of 2 characters.

to allow; to promise; perhaps

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to wish, desire, or hope

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Word Info

Pinyinxǔ yuàn

Meaningmake a wish

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word许愿

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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
或许huò xǔHSK 5
不许bù xǔHSK 6
许可xǔ kěHSK 6
准许zhǔn xǔHSK 7-9
容许róng xǔHSK 7-9

Words with 愿

愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
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 yuàn

HSK 6

3.

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

4.

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.

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

，

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?

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zài在

shēng生

rì日

shí时

xǔ许

yuàn愿

，

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.

zài在

sì寺

miào庙

lǐ里

，

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

qián虔

chéng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.

jìn尽

guǎn管

zhī知

dào道

xǔ许

yuàn愿

kě可

néng能

wú无

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.