HSK 6 · Emotions

心甘情愿 xīngānqíngyuàn “willingly” in Chinese

Traditional 心甘情願

What 心甘情愿 means

  1. willingly
  2. gladly (of one’s own free will)
  3. delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  4. perfectly happy to do
  5. most willing to do

How to say 心甘情愿

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale甘gān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale愿yuàn4th tone, falling

心甘情愿 in a sentence

  1. 为了孩子，父母心甘情愿地付出。

    Wèile háizi, fùmǔ xīngānqíngyuàn de fùchū.

    Parents gladly make sacrifices for their children.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 只要你开心，我做什么都心甘情愿。

    Zhǐyào nǐ kāixīn, wǒ zuò shénme dōu xīngānqíngyuàn.

    As long as you’re happy, I’ll gladly do anything.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 心甘情愿 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 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 甘 (gān) with each of its parts in a different colour
甘gānsweet; pleasant
  • 卄twenty · niàn
  • 二two · èr
The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

The character 愿 (yuàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
愿yuànhonest and prudent
  • 原source · yuánSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 原 (yuán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuàn.

How to write 心甘情愿

心 4 strokes · 甘 5 strokes · 情 11 strokes · 愿 14 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 心甘情愿

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 甘

苦尽甘来kǔjìngānlái · after hardship comes happiness

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter热情rèqíng · cordial爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with心情xīnqíng · mood情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood情景qíngjǐng · scene

Words with 愿

愿意yuànyì · be willing自愿zìyuàn · voluntary愿望yuànwàng · desire志愿者zhìyuànzhě · volunteer宁愿nìngyuàn · would rather

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无忧无虑wúyōuwúlǜ · carefree嫌xián · to dislike向往xiàngwǎng · to yearn for泄气xièqì · to lose heart兴高采烈xìnggāocǎiliè · in high spirits兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbó · full of enthusiasm信赖xìnlài · to trust心灵xīnlíng · heart

FAQs

心甘情愿 (xīngānqíngyuàn) means “willingly” or “gladly (of one’s own free will)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xīngānqíngyuàn: xīn with a 1st tone, then gān with a 1st tone, then qíng with a 2nd tone, then yuàn 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, 心甘情愿 is written 心甘情願. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinganqingyuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 心甘情愿 from the suggestions. Typing xinganqingyuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
心甘情愿 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.