心想事成

• 拼音: xīn xiǎng shì chéng
• 汉字拆解: 心 = heart; 想 = 木 + 目 + 心 (heart yearning through sight); 事 = affairs/matters; 成 = 戊 + 丁 (coming to completion)

含义

May all your wishes come true; everything goes as one hopes. A blessing expressing that what the heart desires will be achieved.

Common in festival greetings, wedding speeches, and toasts. One of the classic Chinese four-character blessings alongside 万事如意 and 吉祥如意.

例句

1. 新年到来之际，祝大家心想事成，万事顺意。
2. 只要努力坚持，心想事成并非遥不可及。
3. 婚礼上，亲友们纷纷送上心想事成的美好祝愿。

用法指南

语境: festivals, celebrations, greetings, toasts

语气: warm

正确说法

• 在新婚宴席上，长辈们举杯祝福一对新人心想事成，白头偕老。(At the wedding banquet, the elders raised their glasses to wish the newlyweds may all their wishes come true and grow old together.)
• 尽管生活充满变数，但我仍真诚地希望你们心想事成，所有努力都能开花结果。(Though life is full of uncertainty, I sincerely hope that all your wishes come true and that all your efforts bear fruit.)

错误说法

• 我心想事成了这个项目 — 心想事成 is a blessing/idiom, not a verb phrase; say 项目顺利完成了 instead

起源与历史

心想 (what the heart wishes) + 事成 (matters come to fruition)

文化背景

时代: Traditional to Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal