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志愿

zhìyuàn

wish; to volunteer

HSK 3 · Topic “Feelings and character”
A young person raising a hand
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Characters in this word

志 zhì

Strokes
7
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
士 scholar, gentleman 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 志

愿 yuàn

Strokes
14
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
原 source, origin, beginning 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我的志愿是当老师。 Wǒ de zhìyuàn shì dāng lǎoshī. My wish is to become a teacher.
  • 她志愿去帮忙。 Tā zhìyuàn qù bāngmáng. She volunteers to go help.
  • 他志愿做老师。 Tā zhìyuàn zuò lǎoshī. He volunteers to be a teacher.

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