HSK · Level 121
46 words
Chinese word
遂心
Pronunciation
Pinyinsuì xīn
Meaning
- adjectiveto one's liking
Example
祝你事事遂心如意。zhù nǐ shì shì suì xīn rú yì
May everything go as you wish.
More examples
听说他的新计划成功了，大家觉得他现在一切遂心如意。tīng shuō tā de xīn jì huà chéng gōng le dà jiā jué de tā xiàn zài yí qiè suì xīn rú yì
After hearing that his new plan had succeeded, everyone thought that everything was now going as he wished.
Core concept
An outcome reaches the wishes held in the mind and leaves a person content.
Common phrases
事事遂心如意shì shì suì xīn rú yì
everything goes as one wishes
一切遂心如意yí qiè suì xīn rú yì
everything goes as one wishes
Similar words
满意mǎn yì: Describes contentment that comes from having one's expectations or demands fulfilled.
如意rú yì: Describes a favorable outcome that follows one's wishes and feels pleasing.
如愿rú yuàn: Describes one's desired outcome coming true and one's hopes being fulfilled.
Definition in Chinese
事情的发展或结果符合内心的愿望，感到满意与称心。shì qíng de fā zhǎn huò jié guǒ fú hé nèi xīn de yuàn wàng gǎn dào mǎn yì yǔ chèn xīn
Word origin
遂 (suì, "reach or fulfill") + 心 (xīn, "heart or mind") pictures events reaching the wishes held within the mind.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this adjective has a formal, blessing-like tone and is more natural in good wishes than in casual reports of personal satisfaction.
Other meanings
- satisfiedadjective
Opposites
- 不如意bù rú yìnot to one's likingadjective
Related words
- 遂心如意suì xīn rú yìto have everything go as one wishesidiom