但 dàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 旦 dawn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
但愿
dànyuàn
if only; I hope that
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Example phrases
- 但愿这次谈判不是又一次表面上的妥协，而是真正的制度调整。 Dànyuàn zhè cì tánpàn bú shì yòu yí cì biǎomiàn shàng de tuǒxié, ér shì zhēnzhèng de zhìdù tiáozhěng. Let us hope this negotiation is not another superficial compromise, but a genuine institutional adjustment.
- 但愿明天天气好，我们就能去爬山了。 Dànyuàn míngtiān tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen jiù néng qù páshān le. I hope the weather is good tomorrow so that we can go hiking.
- 但愿他一路平安，早点到家。 Dànyuàn tā yílù píng'ān, zǎodiǎn dào jiā. I hope he has a safe trip and gets home early.