但愿
dàn​yuàn HSK7

if only

  • created reference approved 但愿/但願 → 只愿/只願 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    但愿 / 但願 dàn​yuàn

    只愿 / 只願 zhǐ​yuàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 但愿/但願 · dàn​yuàn · if only — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    但愿 / 但願

    dàn​yuàn

    if only

    to only wish; to hope that (often used to express a strong desire or prayer for a future outcome)

    但 (literal) → 但 · dàn · only 愿 (literal) → 愿/願 · yuàn · to hope

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense