称心如意

chèn xīn rú yì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish

形容完全符合心意，非常满意。

To be perfectly satisfactory; to be exactly as one wishes.

常用于描述事情的结果或状态完全达到自己的期望，带有积极的感情色彩。

Often used to describe a result or state that fully meets one's expectations, with positive connotations.

1 找了这么久，终于买到一套称心如意的房子。（After searching for so long, I finally bought a house that is perfectly to my liking.）
2 他现在的婚姻很幸福，可以说是称心如意了。（His marriage is now very happy, it can be said to be perfect.）
3 这份工作虽然辛苦，但收入不错，还算称心如意。（Although this job is hard, the pay is good, so it's quite satisfactory.）
4 希望新的一年里，大家都能称心如意。（I hope in the new year, everyone can have everything go as they wish.）
5 她精心挑选了一件礼物，希望朋友能称心如意。（She carefully picked out a gift, hoping it would be exactly what her friend wanted.）

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