Chinese word

心想事成

Pronunciation

Pinyinxīn xiǎng shì chéng

Meaning

idiommay all your wishes come true

Example

新年到了，祝你心想事成。xīn nián dào le zhù nǐ xīn xiǎng shì chéng

The New Year has arrived. May all your wishes come true.

Illustration for 心想事成 (may all your wishes come true)

More examples

婚礼上，亲友们祝福新人，愿他们心想事成。hūn lǐ shàng qīn yǒu men zhù fú xīn rén yuàn tā men xīn xiǎng shì chéng

At the wedding, friends and family wished that all the newlyweds' wishes would come true.

Core concept

A person's inner hopes become real events, joining private intention to successful results.

Common phrases

祝你心想事成zhù nǐ xīn xiǎng shì chéng
May all your wishes come true
愿你心想事成yuàn nǐ xīn xiǎng shì chéng
may all your wishes come true
希望你心想事成xī wàng nǐ xīn xiǎng shì chéng
hope all your wishes come true

Similar words

梦想成真mèng xiǎng chéng zhēn: A long-held dream or wish becoming real.
如愿以偿rú yuàn yǐ cháng: A desired outcome finally being achieved.
万事如意wàn shì rú yì: A good wish for all matters to go one's way.
一帆风顺yì fān fēng shùn: A situation moving ahead easily and without trouble.

Definition in Chinese

心中所想的愿望得以实现。xīn zhōng suǒ xiǎng de yuàn wàng dé yǐ shí xiàn

Word origin

心 (xīn, "heart") + 想 (xiǎng, "to think") + 事 (shì, "matter") + 成 (chéng, "to succeed") pictures a thought in the heart becoming an accomplished matter.

Usage tips

In conversation, this idiom is a warm blessing for occasions such as New Year greetings, exams, and weddings, not a promise that every desire will happen.

Opposites

事与愿违shì yǔ yuàn wéithings go against one's wishesidiom
未如人意wèi rú rén yìnot meet one's wishesidiom