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Definitions

  1. 1. desire
  2. 2. appetite
  3. 3. passion
  4. 4. lust
  5. 5. greed

Example Sentences

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速則不達。
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Words Containing 欲

欲望
yù wàng

desire; longing; appetite; craving

摇摇欲坠
yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù

to follow one's heart's desires

食欲
shí yù

appetite

一逞兽欲
yī chěng shòu yù

to give way to one's beastly lust

利欲
lì yù

cupidity

利欲心
lì yù xīn

cupidity

利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn

blinded by greed (idiom)

口欲期
kǒu yù qī

oral stage (psychology)

口腹之欲
kǒu fù zhī yù

desire for good food

呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū

lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)

嗜欲
shì yù

lust

喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)

几欲
jī yù

almost

从心所欲
cóng xīn suǒ yù

whatever you like

急欲
jí yù

to be keen to ...

性欲
xìng yù

sexual desire

性欲高潮
xìng yù gāo cháo

orgasm

恣欲
zì yù

to follow lustful desires

情欲
qíng yù

lust

意欲
yì yù

to intend to

欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ

to wish one were dead (idiom)

欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián

(idiom) insatiably greedy

欲火
yù huǒ

lust

欲火焚身
yù huǒ fén shēn

burning with desire

我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián

lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)

昏昏欲睡
hūn hūn yù shuì

drowsy

畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán

lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic

暾欲谷
tūn yù gǔ

Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)

望眼欲穿
wàng yǎn yù chuān

to anxiously await

树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)

权欲熏心
quán yù xūn xīn

obsessed by a craving for power

欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí

If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb

欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ

to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

欲女
yù nǚ

sex-crazed woman

欲念
yù niàn

desire

欲振乏力
yù zhèn fá lì

to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)

欲擒故纵
yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose.

欲求
yù qiú

to desire

欲海
yù hǎi

ocean of lust (Buddhist term)

欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster

欲绝
yù jué

heartbroken

欲经
yù jīng

Kama Sutra

欲罢不能
yù bà bù néng

want to stop but can't (idiom)

欲盖弥彰
yù gài mí zhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá

(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed

欲速而不达
yù sù ér bù dá

see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yù sù zé bù dá]

求知欲
qiú zhī yù

desire for knowledge

泄欲
xiè yù

to sate one's lust

泄欲工具
xiè yù gōng jù

sexual object

淫欲
yín yù

lust

清心寡欲
qīng xīn guǎ yù

(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence

为所欲为
wéi suǒ yù wéi

to do whatever one pleases

物欲世界
wù yù shì jiè

the world of material desires (Buddhism)

物欲
wù yù

material desire

兽欲
shòu yù

beastly desire

痛不欲生
tòng bù yù shēng

to be so in pain as to not want to live

禁欲
jìn yù

to suppress desire

禁欲主义
jìn yù zhǔ yì

asceticism

私欲
sī yù

selfish desire

穷奢极欲
qióng shē jí yù

to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

纵欲
zòng yù

to indulge in debauchery

肉欲
ròu yù

carnal desire

肛欲期
gāng yù qī

anal stage (psychology)

色欲
sè yù

sexual desire

蠢蠢欲动
chǔn chǔn yù dòng

to begin to stir (idiom)

贪欲
tān yù

greed

跃跃欲试
yuè yuè yù shì

to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

震耳欲聋
zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

风雨欲来
fēng yǔ yù lái

lit. storm clouds approach

馋涎欲垂
chán xián yù chuí

see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chán xián yù dī]

馋涎欲滴
chán xián yù dī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom)