欲
Traditional 慾
Meanings
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
In sentences
汤姆是个寡欲的人。湯姆是個寡慾的人。Tom is a man of few wants. #8685608
树欲静而风不息，子欲养而亲不在！樹慾靜而風不息，子慾養而親不在！As the trees crave tranquility in the ever-persistent wind, the child craves the care of its ever-absent parents. #2300156
Words with 欲
- 欲望 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 食欲 appetite
- 意欲 to intend to
- 情欲 lust
- 为所欲为 to do whatever one pleases
- 性欲 sexual desire
- 随心所欲 to follow one's heart's desires
- 跃跃欲试 to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
- 欲言又止 to want to say sth but then hesitate
- 震耳欲聋 ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
- 摇摇欲坠 tottering
- 贪欲 greed