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"欲" Chinese-English Dictionary

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欲 yù
Radical
欠 (4 traits)
Number of strokes
11
Structure
gauche et droite
Cangjie
CRNO 金口弓人
Sijiao
8768.2
Wubi
WWKW
GB 2312
D3FB
Big5
B1FD
Unicode
U+6B32

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation
欲 yù to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4] syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
欲望 慾望 yù wàng desire / longing / appetite / craving syn
欲火 慾火 yù huǒ lust
欲绝 欲絕 yù jué heartbroken / inconsolable
欲滴 yù dī (suffix) replete (with moisture) / glistening / plump and tender / lovely / alluring
欲求 yù qiú to desire / wants / appetites
欲念 yù niàn desire syn
欲海 yù hǎi ocean of lust (Buddhist term) / worldly desires
欲女 yù nǚ sex-crazed woman
欲经 欲經 yù jīng Kama Sutra
欲壑难填 慾壑難填 yù hè nán tián bottomless pit of desire (idiom) / insatiable greed / carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment syn
欲擒故纵 欲擒故縱 yù qín gù zòng In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better syn
欲罢不能 欲罷不能 yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰 yù gài mí zhāng trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom) / A cover up only makes matters worse.
欲取姑予 yù qǔ gū yǔ variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3] / to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate syn
欲益反损 欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
欲壑难填 慾壑難填 yù hè - nán tián (idiom) insatiably greedy syn
欲火焚身 慾火焚身 yù huǒ fén shēn burning with desire
欲取姑予 yù qǔ - gū yǔ variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4qu3-gu1yu3]
欲取姑与 欲取姑與 yù qǔ - gū yǔ (idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
欲取姑与 欲取姑與 yù qǔ gū yǔ to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲仙欲死 yù xiān - yù sǐ (idiom) to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)
欲仙欲死 慾仙慾死 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom) / (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
性欲 性慾 xìng yù sexual desire / lust syn
食欲 食慾 shí yù appetite
情欲 情慾 qíng yù lust / desire / sensual syn
意欲 yì yù to intend to / intention / desire syn
物欲 wù yù material desire / craving for material things
肉欲 肉慾 ròu yù carnal desire syn
贪欲 貪慾 tān yù greed / avarice / rapacious / avid syn
禁欲 禁慾 jìn yù to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism
私欲 sī yù selfish desire syn
纵欲 縱慾 zòng yù to indulge in debauchery
色欲 色慾 sè yù sexual desire / lust
淫欲 淫慾 yín yù lust
兽欲 獸慾 shòu yù beastly desire
利欲 利慾 lì yù cupidity
几欲 幾欲 jī yù almost / nearly going to
急欲 jí yù to be keen to ... / to be anxious to ...
嗜欲 嗜慾 shì yù lust
泄欲 洩慾 xiè yù to sate one's lust
恣欲 zì yù to follow lustful desires
求知欲 求知慾 qiú zhī yù desire for knowledge
肛欲期 gāng yù qī anal stage (psychology)
口欲期 kǒu yù qī oral stage (psychology)
利欲心 利慾心 lì yù xīn cupidity
暾欲谷 暾欲穀 tūn yù gǔ Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn
畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn
蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening syn
跃跃欲试 躍躍欲試 yuè yuè yù shì to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) syn
呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn
为所欲为 為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases syn

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