HSK 6 · Emotions

称心如意 chènxīnrúyì “to be completely satisfied” in Chinese

Traditional 稱心如意

What 称心如意 means

  1. to be completely satisfied
  2. just as one wishes
  3. (idiom) after one’s own heart
  4. gratifying
  5. satisfactory
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • everything one could wish

How to say 称心如意

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale称chèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale心xīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale如rú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale意yì4th tone, falling

称心如意 in a sentence

  1. 她终于找到了一份称心如意的工作。

    Tā zhōngyú zhǎodào le yí fèn chènxīnrúyì de gōngzuò.

    She has finally found a job she’s completely happy with.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 祝你新年称心如意！

    Zhù nǐ xīnnián chènxīnrúyì!

    Wishing you everything you hope for in the New Year!

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 称心如意 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 称 (chēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
称chènto fit; to match; to suit
  • 禾grain · hé
  • 尔you · ěr
The character 心 (xīn) drawn as one shape
心xīnheart

心 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a heart. On the left of a character it is written 忄.

The character 如 (rú) with each of its parts in a different colour
如rúas
  • 女woman · nǚ
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 意 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense
  • 音sound · yīnSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 音 (yīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with yì.

Memory aidA sound 音 from the heart 心: a thought, a meaning.

How to write 称心如意

称 10 strokes · 心 4 strokes · 如 6 strokes · 意 13 strokes

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称心如意 (chènxīnrúyì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 称心如意 (chènxīnrúyì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 称心如意

Words with 称

称chēng · to call称呼chēnghu · to call称赞chēngzàn · to praise对称duìchèn · symmetrical称号chēnghào · title

Words with 心

担心dānxīn · to worry放心fàngxīn · relax关心guānxīn · concerned about/with小心xiǎoxīn · be careful心里xīnlǐ · in one’s heart心xīn · heart伤心shāngxīn · to grieve粗心cūxīn · careless耐心nàixīn · to be patient开心kāixīn · to feel happy

Words with 如

如果rúguǒ · if比如bǐrú · for example例如lìrú · for example如今rújīn · nowadays不如bùrú · not equal to假如jiǎrú · if如何rúhé · how譬如pìrú · for example犹如yóurú · just like一如既往yìrújìwǎng · as always

Words with 意

意思yìsi · meaning没意思méiyìsi · boring有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting不好意思bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed同意tóngyì · agree愿意yuànyì · be willing注意zhùyì · pay attention to满意mǎnyì · satisfied意见yìjiàn · idea得意déyì · proud of oneself

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悲哀bēi'āi · sorrowful鄙视bǐshì · to despise不屑一顾búxièyígù · to disdain诧异chàyì · astonished崇拜chóngbài · to worship冲动chōngdòng · impulse崇敬chóngjìng · to revere胆怯dǎnqiè · timid

FAQs

称心如意 (chènxīnrúyì) means “to be completely satisfied” or “just as one wishes”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chènxīnrúyì: chèn with a 4th tone, then xīn with a 1st tone, then rú with a 2nd tone, then yì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 称心如意 is written 稱心如意. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chenxinruyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 称心如意 from the suggestions. Typing chenxinruyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
称心如意 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.