| 愿 | yuàn | to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing; sincere |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) |
| 愿望 | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 请愿 | qǐng yuàn | petition (for action to be taken) |
| 志愿军 | zhì yuàn jūn | volunteer army |
| 意愿 | yì yuàn | aspiration; wish (for); desire |
| 志愿 | zhì yuàn | aspiration; ambition; to volunteer |
| 情愿 | qíng yuàn | willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) |
| 宁愿 | nìng yuàn | would rather; better |
| 祝愿 | zhù yuàn | wish |
| 心愿 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration |
| 请愿书 | qǐng yuàn shū | petition |
| 但愿 | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 甘愿 | gān yuàn | willingly |
| 如愿 | rú yuàn | to have one's wishes fulfilled |
| 遗愿 | yí yuàn | final wishes of the departed |
| 事与愿违 | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) |
| 甘心情愿 | gān xīn qíng yuàn | willingly and gladly (idiom) |
| 自愿 | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 一厢情愿 | yī xiāng qíng yuàn | one's own wishful thinking |
| 一相情愿 | yī xiāng qíng yuàn | one's own wishful thinking |
| 不情愿 | bù qíng yuàn | unwilling |
| 不愿 | bù yuàn | unwilling; unwillingness |
| 中国人民志愿军 | Zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn | the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950 |
| 但愿如此 | dàn yuàn rú cǐ | if only it were so; I hope so (idiom) |
| 两厢情愿 | liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn | both sides are willing; by mutual consent |
| 两情两愿 | liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn | by mutual consent (north China dialect) |
| 两相情愿 | liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn | both sides are willing; by mutual consent |
在天愿做比翼鸟，
在地愿做连理枝 | zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo ,
zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī | In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined; wishing for conjugal bliss |
| 夙愿 | sù yuàn | long-cherished wish |
| 夙愿以偿 | sù yuàn yǐ cháng | a long-cherished ambition is realized |
| 大愿地藏菩萨 | Dà yuàn Dì zàng Pú sà | Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva |
太公钓鱼，
愿者上钩 | tài gōng diào yú ,
yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose |
| 宿愿 | sù yuàn | long-cherished wish |
| 封官许愿 | fēng guān xǔ yuàn | to confer an official position with lavish promises; to buy support |
| 强烈愿望 | qiáng liè yuàn wàng | intense desire |
| 心甘情愿 | xīn gān qíng yuàn | delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do |
| 志愿兵 | zhì yuàn bīng | volunteer soldier; CL:名 |
| 志愿者 | zhì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
| 所愿 | suǒ yuàn | wished-for; desired |
| 末愿 | mò yuàn | final vows (in a religious order or congregation of the Catholic Church) |
| 求死愿望 | qiú sǐ yuàn wàng | death wish (translated from English); Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龙怪客 |
| 生愿 | shēng yuàn | desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā); craving for rebirth |
| 发愿 | fā yuàn | to vow |
| 能愿动词 | néng yuàn dòng cí | optative verb |
| 自愿性 | zì yuàn xìng | voluntary |
| 自愿者 | zì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
姜太公钓鱼，
愿者上钩 | Jiāng tài gōng diào yú ,
yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose |
| 许下愿心 | xǔ xià yuàn xīn | to express a wish (to a deity) |
| 许愿 | xǔ yuàn | to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward |
