心甘情愿 xīngānqíngyuàn
Delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do†
What 心甘情愿 means
- Delighted to (do sth, idiom)†
- perfectly happy to do†
- most willing to do†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 心甘情愿, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 心甘情愿 mean in English?
心甘情愿 is pronounced xīngānqíngyuàn and means Delighted to (do sth, idiom), perfectly happy to do, most willing to do †.
How do you pronounce 心甘情愿?
心甘情愿 is xīngānqíngyuàn in pinyin — written xinganqingyuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 心甘情愿?
心甘情愿 is written with 4 characters: 心 (xīn) Heart (mind), 甘 (gān) Sweet (willing), 情 (qíng) Feelings (emotion), 愿 (yuàn) Sincere (willing - hope - wish - desire - promise). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 心甘情愿 written in traditional Chinese?
心甘情願. The simplified form 心甘情愿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 心甘情願 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xīngānqíngyuàn.
Is 心甘情愿 an HSK word?
Yes — 心甘情愿 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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