long-cherished wish; lifelong aspiration
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
long-cherished desire; long-standing wish; lifelong aspiration
formalVariant form of 夙愿. Less common than 夙愿 in modern usage, but appears in formal or literary contexts. Often used to describe a wish one has held for many years or since childhood.
Huí回
dào到
jiā家
xiāng乡
jiāo教
shū书
shì是
tā他
bì毕
shēng生
de的
sù宿
yuàn愿
。
Returning to his hometown to teach was his lifelong wish.
Jīng经
guò过
èr二
shí十
nián年
de的
nǔ努
lì力
，
tā她
zhōng终
yú于
shí实
xiàn现
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
sù宿
yuàn愿
。
After twenty years of hard work, she finally realized her long-cherished desire.
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Zhè这
suǒ所
dà大
xué学
shì是
tā他
shào少
nián年
shí时
dài代
de的
sù宿
yuàn愿
，
rú如
jīn今
zhōng终
yú于
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
。
This university was his childhood dream, and now he has finally been admitted.