情 愿

qíngyuàn

verbadverbHSK 7-9

“Willingness” in Chinese is 情愿 (qíngyuàn).

Meaning

willingness
would rather (agree to X than Y)

Example

汤姆很不情愿。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

qíngHSK 211 strokesfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion yuànHSK 214 strokeshonest and prudent

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