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欲 yù

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欲 yù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yù | yu4
English translation
desire
appetite
passion
lust
greed
desire, want, longing, intent

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About 欲 yù

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

慾 yù

Contains the radical

欠 qiàn

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

lack

Etymology of 欲 yù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰谷欠

Semantic compound

欠 qiàn

Phonetic compound

谷 gǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 欠 qiàn represents the meaning and 谷 gǔ represents the sound. Simplified form of 慾 yù .

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Example sentences using 欲 yù

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大地 dà dì 披 pī 上 shǎng 了 le 苍翠 cāng cuì 欲 yù 滴 dī 的 de 绿色 lǜ sè 斗篷 dǒu peng .

The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.

那 Nā 本 běn 新 Xīn 出 chū 烹饪 pēngrèn 书 Shū 上 shǎng 的 de 实物 shí wù 照片 zhàopiàn 非常 fēicháng 诱人 yòu rén ,真 zhēn 使 shǐ 我 wǒ 馋 chán 欲 yù 滴 dī .

The photographs in that new recipe book really make my mouth water.

牛排 niú pái 这么 zhè me 香 xiāng ,使得 shǐ de 他 tā 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī 了 le .

The steak is so delicious that he's licking his lips.

在 zài 这 zhè 首 shǒu 诗 Shī 里含苞欲放 fàng 的 de 花朵 huā duǒ 是 shì 指 zhǐ 青春 qīngchūn .

In this poem the budding flower means youth.

欲 yù 消食 xiāo shí 止 zhǐ 呕 ǒu , 请 qǐng 服用 fú yòng 保 Bǎo 济 jì 丸 wán .

To promote digestion and stop vomiting, take Baoji Pills please.

Words with 欲 yù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
欲 yù desire慾 yù
欲望 yùwàng desire慾望
随心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù to follow one's heart's desires隨心所欲
性欲 xìng yù lust性慾
食欲 shí yù appetite食慾
为所欲为 wéi suǒ yù wéi to do whatever one pleases為所欲為
痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng
禁欲 jìn yù to suppress desire禁慾
蠢蠢欲动 chǔn chǔn yù dòng to get restless蠢蠢欲動
畅所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán to hold forth to one's heart's content暢所欲言
情欲 qíng yù lust情慾
跃跃欲试 yuè yuè yù shì to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)躍躍欲試
昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì drowsy昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì
摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì tottering搖搖欲墜
欲罢不能 yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom)欲罷不能
贪欲 tān yù greed貪慾
震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng ear-splitting (idiom); deafening震耳欲聾
私欲 sī yù selfish desire私欲 sī yù
欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng In order to capture, one must let loose.欲擒故縱
呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū
物欲 wù yù material desire物欲 wù yù
肉欲 ròu yù carnal desire肉慾
欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ

欲 yù Decomposition & Compounds

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欲 yù Decomposition

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