愿望 (yuàn wàng): 欲求

When I was a child, my wish was to become a teacher when I grew up, because I thought teaching children knowledge was a very meaningful thing.

His wish is to go to Africa as a volunteer and help the poor children there go to school.

After ten years of hard work, she finally realized her wish to become a doctor and now works at a large hospital.

My birthday wish is very simple: I hope my family and friends are all healthy and happy.

Although her wish is to study abroad, her family doesn't have enough money, so she decided to work for a few years first and then apply.