事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi

things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18795th word

Definitions

  1. 1. things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
与 yǔ HSK 4
and; together with; to give
愿 yuàn HSK 3
to wish; willing; to hope
违 wéi HSK 5
to violate; to go against; to disobey