愿意yuàn yìwilling (to do sth)
愿意 (yuàn yì) means "willing (to do sth)." It appears in 我愿意帮你 (I am willing to help you) and 他不愿意去 (He is not willing to go). A speaker also asks 你愿意跟我去看电影吗? (Are you willing to go see a movie with me?), and the answer is 我很愿意 (I am very willing).
What does 愿意 mean?
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willing (to do sth)verb
What do the characters in 愿意 mean?
- 愿to be willing
- 意(bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
How do you use 愿意?
See it in 我愿意帮你 and 他不愿意去.
What are some examples of 愿意 in a sentence?
How is 愿意 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你愿意跟我去看电影吗?
Nǐ yuànyì gēn wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?
Are you willing to go see a movie with me?
- Speaker B:
我很愿意。
Wǒ hěn yuànyì.
I am very willing.
- Speaker A:
你哥哥愿意去吗?
Nǐ gēge yuànyì qù ma?
Is your older brother willing to go?
- Speaker B:
他不愿意去。
Tā bú yuànyì qù.
He is not willing to go.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.