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渴望

kě wàng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to thirst for
  2. 2. to long for

Word relationships

Antonyms

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绝望
jué wàng

to despair

对事物失去信心或希望

Register variants

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巴望
bā wàng

to look forward to

口语中使用，表示盼望

Related words

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渴求
kě qiú

to long for

非常希望得到，常用于抽象事物

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
wàng

full moon

渴
kě

thirsty