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Meaning of 欲

Pinyin yù

Radical

欠

Strokes

Definition

desire / wish, desire / longing / appetite / wish

Usage

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欲 (yù) 1. A requirement for obtaining something or achieving a certain goal. 想得到某种东西或想达到某种目的的要求。 2. To want; to hope. 想要，希望。 3. To need. 需要。 4. To be going to. 将要。 5. An agreeable demeanor. 婉顺的样子。 6. Requirement for obtaining something or achieving a certain goal: desire, longing, passion, hunger for food, emotional desire, forbidden desire, indulgent desire. 想得到某种东西或想达到某种目的的要求：～念。～望。～火。食～。情～。禁～。纵～。 7. Want or hope: desire is clearly manifest; cannot cease desiring; speedy desire does not reach. 想要，希望：～盖弥彰。～罢不能。～速不达。 8. To need: a person of great courage yet prudent in the heart. 需要：胆～大而心～细。 9. To be going to: swaying and about to fall; in the mountains, the rain is about to come, and the building is filled with wind. 将要：摇摇～坠。山雨～来风满楼。 10. An agreeable demeanor. 婉顺的样子。 11. Root meaning (as a noun): desire; craving. 【本义】:欲望;嗜欲 12. Word formation: phono-semantic compound. "欠" indicates something is lacking, leading to desire. 【造字法】:形声。从欠，谷( yù )声。“欠”表示有所不足，故产生欲望。引 examples: 1. "Desire is greed." (Shuōwén) 2. "Desire reflects the heart's response." (Xún Zǐ) 3. "The six desires: namely, birth, death, ears, eyes, mouth, and nose." (Lǚ Shì Chūnqiū) 4. "By exhausting desire, one drains essence." The term "joyful colors" refers to desire. (Lúnyǔ) 5. "The lands of the feudal lords are limited, yet the desires of the tyrannical Qin are insatiable." (Sū Xuán) 6. "Someone who is strict but not rigid seeks to seize it." (Liú Shào) Examples of usage: - To be consumed by desire (欲令智昏); - Desire-all (欲障); - Sea of desires (欲海); - Realm of desires (欲界); - Heart of desire (欲心); - Matters of desire (欲事); - Dust of desire (欲尘). 13. To want; hope. (as a verb) 想要;希望 ([En.] want; wish) 引 examples: 1. "Do not desire haste, do not see small profits. If one desires haste, one will not achieve." (Lúnyǔ) 2. "He who wants to cleanse himself but disrupts great principles." (Lúnyǔ) 3. "...Now, if a single cart replaces it, what is the opinion?" (Shǐjì) 4. "Would I wish you to edit the classics into a doctorate?" (Zīzhì Tōngjiàn) 5. "Thus, an old acquaintance far from me desires to ensnare me with weaponry." (Xu Ke) Examples of usage: - To desire circumstance (欲踵); - To intend (欲待); - If one wishes to keep a secret, the best way is not to act on it (欲人勿知，莫若勿为); - "Haste leads to failure." (欲速则不达); - "Desire to improve leads to a loss." (欲益反损). 14. To like; to love. (as a verb) 爱好;喜爱 ([En.] like) 引 examples: 1. "Desire equals love." (Zēng Yùn) 2. "Human nature prefers the thick and dislikes the thin." (Lùn Héng) 3. "Thus, a stupid nature desires the burden of sin." (Zhuāngzǐ) 4. "All under heaven who desire their ruler's urgency, wish to complain to the king." (Mèngzǐ)

欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

嗜欲 shì yù

lust

摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering / on the verge of collapse

穷奢极欲 qióng shē jí yù

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

娇艳欲滴 jiāo yàn yù dī

Coquettish

清心寡欲 qīng xīn guǎ yù

(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic

寡欲 guǎ yù

have few desires

己所不欲 jǐ suǒ bù yù

what we do not want to do

欲盖弥彰 yù gài mí zhāng

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

食欲不振 shí yù bù zhèn

inappetence / loss of appetite / anepithymia / be off one's oats

欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì

drowsy / sleepy (idiom)

欲望 yù wàng

desire / longing / appetite / craving

意欲 yì yù

purpose / plan / conation / intend / mean

食欲 shí yù

appetite

为所欲为 wéi suǒ yù wéi

to do whatever one pleases

情欲 qíng yù

lust / desire / sensual

随心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù

to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases (idiom)

性欲 xìng yù

sexual desire / lust

震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

跃跃欲试 yuè yuè yù shì

to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

肉欲 ròu yù

carnal desire

贪欲 tān yù

greed / avarice / rapacious / avid

欲求 yù qiú

to desire / wants / appetites

欲绝 yù jué

heartbroken / inconsolable

纵欲 zòng yù

to indulge in debauchery

痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng

to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

蠢蠢欲动 chǔn chǔn yù dòng

to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening

畅所欲言 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

馋涎欲滴 chán xián yù dī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom) / fig. to hunger for / greedy

垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy / to hunger for

饱暖思淫欲 bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù

When one is fed and warmed， one's sexual desires will come up. / Debauchery is a common vice among the wealthy. / Luxury leads to sex. / Material comforts lead to sexual desire.

利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn

blinded by greed (idiom)

欲罢不能 yù bà bù néng

want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue

青翠欲滴 qīng cuì yù dī

is green and luxuriant.

含苞欲放 hán bāo yù fàng

be in bud