"Willing" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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高兴 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood
愿意 yuàn yì to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
乐于 lè yú willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in
愿 yuàn to hope / to wish / to desire / hoped-for / ready / willing
肯 kěn to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing
甘 gān sweet / willing
乐意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied
舍得 shě de to be willing to part with sth
心甘情愿 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do
甘心 gān xīn to be willing to / to resign oneself to
力不从心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom) / to go through fire and water / brave / willing to risk life and limb
甘于 gān yú to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
善罢甘休 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down
心有余而力不足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
热心肠 rè xīn cháng warmhearted / willing to help others
砸锅卖铁 zá guō mài tiě to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
心甘 xīn gān to be willing / to be satisfied
从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views
两相情愿 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent
半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù half willing and half unwilling (idiom) / to yield after making a show of resistance
乐于助人 lè yú zhù rén willing to help others
两厢情愿 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent
心有余，力不足 xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
拼命三郎 pīn mìng sān láng brave man, willing to risk his life
情愿联盟  coalition of the willing
主战联盟  coalition of the willing
你情我愿 nǐ qíng wǒ yuàn to both be willing / mutual consent
落花有意，流水无情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
神女有心，襄王无梦 shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love)
死士 sǐ shì person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)
人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
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