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愿意

愿意 — be willing to

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How it works

愿意 before a verb expresses willingness — you are glad or ready to do it. Negate it with 不愿意.

Examples

我愿意帮你。
Wǒ yuànyì bāng nǐ.
I'm willing to help you.
他不愿意去。
Tā bú yuànyì qù.
He's not willing to go.
你愿意跟我一起学吗?
Nǐ yuànyì gēn wǒ yìqǐ xué ma?
Are you willing to study with me?

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See it in a story

In the app, 愿意 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.