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渴

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HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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  1. 1. thirsty

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我很 渴 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 916645)

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Words Containing 渴

渴望
kě wàng

to thirst for

干渴
gān kě

parched

充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě

to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

口渴
kǒu kě

thirsty

如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě

to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly

望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

消渴
xiāo kě

condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

渴不可耐
kě bù kě nài

to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it

渴慕
kě mù

to thirst for

渴求
kě qiú

to long for

临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty

临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision

解渴
jiě kě

to quench

远水不解近渴
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need

饥渴
jī kě

hungry and thirsty

饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

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