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Definition(s) for: 事与愿违

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi - things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 18,980 30,377 23,820

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- variant of 歟|欤[yu2]
- and
- to give
- together with
- to take part in
yuàn- honest and prudent
- variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
yuàn- (bound form) wish; hope; desire
- to be willing
- to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
- vow; pledge
wéi- to disobey
- to violate
- to separate
- to go against

Other Words Containing 事与愿违

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
事与愿违 - - 18,980 30,377 23,820