1. Home
  2. HSK 6
  3. People and Manners

祝愿

zhùyuàn

to wish, to express good wishes

A smiling person holds out a bouquet and a heart card to a friend
Memory picture

Characters in this word

祝 zhù

Strokes
9
Radical
礻 — spirit
Made of
礻 spirit 兄 elder brother
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 校长祝愿毕业生在新的岗位上一切顺利。 Xiàozhǎng zhùyuàn bìyèshēng zài xīn de gǎngwèi shàng yíqiè shùnlì. The headteacher wished the graduates every success in their new positions.
  • 过年的时候,大家互相祝愿身体健康,万事如意。 Guò nián de shíhou, dàjiā hùxiāng zhùyuàn shēntǐ jiànkāng, wànshì rúyì. At New Year, everyone wishes each other good health and all the best.
  • 我们衷心祝愿远方的朋友早日康复。 Wǒmen zhōngxīn zhùyuàn yuǎnfāng de péngyou zǎorì kāngfù. We sincerely wish our friend far away a speedy recovery.

Related words

All HSK 6 words →