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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

Sample Sentences

嗯！《海贼王》我都看了十来年了，如此经典的史诗大片，再等个一年，也只能说是心甘情愿了。

ng4 ！《Hǎizéiwáng 》wǒ dōu kàn le shí lái nián le ，rúcǐ jīngdiǎn de shǐshī dàpiān ，zài děng gè yī nián ，yě zhǐnéng shuō shì xīn gān qíng yuàn le 。

Yeah! I've been watching One Piece for ten years. With such an epic series, I'm only more than happy to wait another year for the next episode.

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我情愿吃维生素A药片。

wǒ qíngyuàn chī wéishēngsù A yàopiàn 。

I'd rather take a vitamin A tablet.

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我情愿，和你化作一团火焰。

wǒ qíngyuàn ，hé nǐ huà zuò yī tuán huǒyàn 。

I'd be willing to turn into a ball of fire with you!

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是他们叫我来的。其实一开始，我并不情愿离开加州，我觉得那是世界上最好的地方。但是现在我反而更享受这里的自由。我可以独立地生活、学习、交朋友。

shì tāmen jiào wǒ lái de 。qíshí yī kāishǐ ，wǒ bìng bù qíngyuàn líkāi Jiāzhōu ，wǒ juéde nà shì shìjiè shàng zuìhǎo de dìfang 。dànshì xiànzài wǒ fǎnér gèng xiǎngshòu zhèlǐ de zìyóu 。wǒ kěyǐ dúlì de shēnghuó 、xuéxí 、jiāo péngyou 。

They told me to do it. Actually, I wasn’t at all eager to leave California at first. I felt it was the best place in the world. Now, though, I really appreciate my freedom here. I can live independently, study, make friends.

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哎，我可没有这种精力。搞了半天，最后还不一定有结果。到时候，别人都搬走了，水电煤也没了，你怎么住？我情愿快点住新房子。

āi ，wǒ kě méiyǒu zhèzhǒng jīnglì 。gǎo le bàntiān ，zuìhòu hái bùyīdìng yǒu jiéguǒ 。dào shíhou ，biéren dōu bānzǒu le ，shuǐ diàn méi yě méi le ，nǐ zěnme zhù ？wǒ qíngyuàn kuài diǎn zhù xīn fángzi 。

(Sigh.) I certainly don't have that kind of energy. And after all that, in the end there's no guarantee of any results. When the time comes and everyone else has moved away, there's no water, electricity, or gas, then how will you live? I'd rather move into a new place sooner.

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