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    Expressing 'as one wishes' with 如愿 (rúyuàn)

    Wishes & Desires

    Structure

    Subject + 如愿

    Explanation

    如愿 (rúyuàn) means "as one wishes" or "to have one's wish fulfilled." It expresses the idea that something turned out the way a person hoped. It is often used in phrases like 如愿以偿 (to have one's wish come true).

    Examples

    • 她终于如愿考上了理想的大学。

      Tā zhōngyú rúyuàn kǎoshàng le lǐxiǎng de dàxué.

      She finally got her wish and was admitted to her ideal university.

    • 经过多年的努力,他如愿以偿当上了医生。

      Jīngguò duōnián de nǔlì, tā rúyuànyǐcháng dāngshàng le yīshēng.

      After years of hard work, he got his wish and became a doctor.

    • 虽然没能如愿,但这次经历让他学到了很多。

      Suīrán méi néng rúyuàn, dàn zhè cì jīnglì ràng tā xuédào le hěn duō.

      Although things didn't go as he wished, the experience taught him a lot.

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