渴望

kě wàng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to thirst for
2. to long for

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 绝望 jué wàng 绝望 jué wàng to despair 对事物失去信心或希望: to despair

Register variants

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• 巴望 bā wàng 巴望 bā wàng to look forward to 口语中使用，表示盼望: to look forward to

Related words

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• 渴求 kě qiú 渴求 kě qiú to long for 非常希望得到，常用于抽象事物: to long for

Usage notes

Collocations

“渴望”常与抽象名词搭配，如“渴望知识”、“渴望自由”，不与具体物体直接连用。

Example Sentences

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每个人都 渴望 自由。

Everyone longs for freedom.

古今中外，每个人都 渴望 幸福。

At all times and in all places, everyone yearns for happiness.

我 渴望 學習。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10550218)

我 渴望 見到你。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 835323)

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Child Words of 渴望

• 望 望 wàng: full moon
• 渴 渴 kě: thirsty