称心如意
chènxīnrúyì
entirely satisfactory; just as one wishes
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她终于找到了一套称心如意的房子。 Tā zhōngyú zhǎodào le yí tào chènxīn rúyì de fángzi. She finally found a house that suited her perfectly.
- 事情办得很顺利，大家都觉得称心如意。 Shìqing bàn de hěn shùnlì, dàjiā dōu juéde chènxīn rúyì. The matter went smoothly and everyone felt entirely satisfied.
- 谁都希望一切称心如意，可生活总有不顺的时候。 Shéi dōu xīwàng yíqiè chènxīn rúyì, kě shēnghuó zǒng yǒu bú shùn de shíhou. Everyone hopes everything goes just as they wish, but life always has its rough moments.
Related words
- 称 chēng to weigh
- 名称 míngchēng name; title
- 称为 chēngwéi to be called
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 称 chēng to call; to name
- 称号 chēnghào title
- 称呼 chēnghu to address; form of address
- 称作 chēngzuò to be called
- 对称 duìchèn symmetrical
- 号称 hàochēng to claim to be; to be known as
- 简称 jiǎnchēng abbreviation; to be abbreviated as
- 堪称 kānchēng to be worthy of being called