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渴望 kěwàng

渴望 kěwàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 渴望 kěwàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kěwàng | ke3 wang4
English translation
to thirst for
to long for

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Traditional form

渴望 kěwàng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 渴望 kěwàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵曷

Number of Strokes

12
wàng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon ( yuè ). wáng is a sound component that was added later.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰亡月王

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 渴望 kěwàng

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渴望 kěwàng wéi .

He is desirous of her hand in marriage.

总是 zǒngshì 渴望 kěwàng Néng yíng .

He is always eager to win.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ duì 成功 Chénggōng de 渴望 kěwàng 使 shǐ 更加 gèng jiā 努力 nǔlì .

Tom's anxiety to succeed led him to work hard.

新兴 Xīn xīng de 商业 shāngyè 阶层 jiēcéng 渴望 kěwàng 得到 dé dào jiù 贵族 guìzú de 接纳 jiē nà .

The new merchant class was anxious for acceptance by the old nobility.

东弘展 rén 渴望 kěwàng 成为 chéngwéi de 朋友 péngyou !

East Philip outreach person aspires to be your friend!

渴望 kěwàng Decomposition

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渴望 kěwàng Compounds

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