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欲望 yùwàng

欲望 yùwàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 欲望 yùwàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yùwàng | yu4 wang4
English translation
desire
longing
appetite
craving

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Traditional form

慾望

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 欲望 yùwàng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiàn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

qiàn

Positional decomposition

谷欠

Number of Strokes

11
wàng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing up (?) 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 欲望 yùwàng

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欲望 yùwàng 嫌恶 xián wù 所用 de 语言 yǔyán shì 命令 mìnglìng shì de .

The language of desire, and aversion, is imperative.

shì 弗雷德 duì 浮华 fú huá 奢靡 shē mí 生活 shēnghuó de 强烈欲望使 shǐ 他们 tā men 越走越远

It was Fred's lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart.

企图 qǐtú zài 肉体上占有 zhàn yǒu de 欲望 yùwàng 变得 biàn de 一发不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí

His lust for her grew until it was overpowering.

zhè 表面 biǎomiàn shì ài 其实 qíshí shì 赤裸 chì luǒ de 欲望 yùwàng

This is lust thinly disguised as love.

这点理解 lǐjiě wéi xiǎng 每个艾滋病 aì zī bìng 病毒 bìngdú 携带者 xié dài zhě 都关起来 qǐlai de 疯狂 fēngkuáng 欲望 yùwàng

I translated this as a mad desire to lock up every single person with HIV.

欲望 yùwàng Decomposition

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欲望 yùwàng Compounds

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