rú如asyuàn愿wishyǐ以withcháng偿fulfilled
To have one's wish fulfilled; to get what one wanted.
Literal meaning
as (如) — wish (愿) — with (以) — fulfilled (偿)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase expressing the fulfillment of a wish.
Examples
Jīng经guò过duō多nián年de的nǔ努lì力，tā他zhōng终yú于rú如yuàn愿yǐ以cháng偿de地kǎo考shàng上le了dà大xué学。
After many years of hard work, he finally had his wish fulfilled and was admitted to the university.
Tā她rú如yuàn愿yǐ以cháng偿de地zhǎo找dào到le了lǐ理xiǎng想de的gōng工zuò作。
She got her wish fulfilled and found her ideal job.
Usage & nuances
Expresses satisfaction and happiness at achieving a desired outcome.
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