粵

志zi3願jyun6

simp志愿
zi3 jyun6zhì yuàn

English

  1. aspiration
  2. ambition
  3. to volunteer
  4. desire in one's heart to one day be able to do something; dream; aspiration; wish
  5. voluntary; stemming from one's own intentions

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 心入面希望將來可以做到嘅嘢;理想、志向、願望
  2. 自願嘅,出於自己嘅意願

Examples

  • 婴儿被志愿者们照顾着。

    The babies are taken care of by volunteers.

    Tatoeba · anndiana CC BY

  • 汤姆是第一个志愿参与的人。

    Tom was the first person to volunteer.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 一些大学生在假期去非洲做志愿者 ,帮助当地完善野生生物管理。

    During the holidays, some university students go to Africa as volunteers and help to perfect local wildlife conservation.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 香港公益金係一個志願團體。

    The Community Chest of Hong Kong is a voluntary association.

  • 我細個嗰陣嘅志願係做巴士司機。

    My dream was to become a bus driver when I was little.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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