day 13hopes and wishes

hopes and wishes

Talk about hopes, wishes and bad luck, and say “not necessarily”, “never”, “no need” and “do not” with 不见得, 绝不, 无须, 勿.

today’s words

• 知 zhī · to know (written)
• 憧憬 chōngjǐng · to look forward to, yearn for
• 但愿 dànyuàn · if only, let’s hope
• 盼 pàn · to look forward to, long for
• 期盼 qīpàn · to expect, hope for
• 指望 zhǐwàng · to count on, rely on; hope
• 奢望 shēwàng · an extravagant hope
• 急于 jíyú · to be eager to, in a hurry to
• 乐意 lèyì · to be willing, glad to
• 甘心 gānxīn · to be willing; to be reconciled to
• 忍心 rěnxīn · to have the heart to
• 死心 sǐxīn · to give up hope
• 禁不住 jīnbuzhù · can’t help (doing)
• 豁出去 huōchuqu · to go all out, risk everything
• 寄托 jìtuō · to place (hopes) in; to entrust
• 心声 xīnshēng · heartfelt wish, true feelings
• 满怀 mǎnhuái · to be full of (feelings)
• 侥幸 jiǎoxìng · lucky, by sheer luck
• 倒霉 dǎoméi · to have bad luck; unlucky
• 厄运 èyùn · bad luck, misfortune
• 不得已 bùdéyǐ · to have no choice, as a last resort
• 享 xiǎng · to enjoy
• 享用 xiǎngyòng · to enjoy (food, a service)
• 钟 zhōng · bell; clock
• 感悟 gǎnwù · insight; to realise
• 不见得 bùjiàndé · not necessarily
• 无从 wúcóng · to have no way to
• 无须 wúxū · no need to
• 勿 wù · do not (written)
• 不准 bùzhǔn · not allowed, forbidden
• 不容 bùróng · not to allow, brook no
• 休想 xiūxiǎng · don’t even think about it
• 绝不 juébù · never, absolutely not
• 无可 wúkě · there is nothing to …

sentences

• 孩子们脸上洋溢着笑容，憧憬着美好的未来。 · Their faces beaming, the children dream of a bright future.
• 但愿明天是个好天气。 · Let’s hope tomorrow is fine.
• 奶奶天天盼着孙子回家过年。 · Grandma waits every day for her grandson to come home for New Year.
• 新年的钟声响起来了。 · The New Year bells are ringing.
• 他不甘心就这样失败。 · He refuses to accept failing like this.