但 愿

dànyuàn

Meaning

if only (sth were possible)
I wish (that)

Example

但愿是这样吧。

Let's hope so.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dànHSK 27 strokesbut; yet; however; still yuànHSK 214 strokeshonest and prudent

More HSK 7-9 words

玩意儿wányìrerhua variant of 玩意[wan2 yi4]HSK 7-9 天平tiānpíngscales (to weigh things)HSK 7-9 再度zàidùonce more; once again; one more timeHSK 7-9 天主教TiānzhǔjiàoCatholicismHSK 7-9 完备wánbèifaultlessHSK 7-9 神气shénqìexpressionHSK 7-9 强行qiángxíngto do sth by forceHSK 7-9 塑造sùzàoto model; to moldHSK 7-9 当真dàngzhēnto take seriouslyHSK 7-9 衔接xiánjiēto link up; to connect; to joinHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 单元 (dānyuán, unit (forming an entity))