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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.desire; longing; wish
食欲
desire for food
求知欲
thirst for knowledge
欲望
desire
- 2
v.fmlwish; want; desire
你可以畅所欲言。
You can speak without reservation.
贵公司欲与我们建立一种长期合作的想法与我不谋而合。
Your wish to establish a long term cooperative relationship with our company coincides with ours.
欲要和平,需备战。
If you want peace, prepare for war.
- 3
v.fmlneed; require; demand
胆欲大而心欲细。
Be bold but careful.
- 4
adv.about to; just going to; on the point of
公寓楼正摇摇欲坠。
The apartment blocks are crumbling.
Words and phrases with 欲
- 欲求[word]desire
- 欲念[word]desire
- 欲绝[word]heartbroken
- 欲寐[word]somnolence
- 欲望[word]desire
- 欲火[word]fire of lust
- 欲速不达[word]Haste makes waste.
- 欲传[word]a tendency to develop
- 欲罢不能[idiom]unable to stop even though one wants to
- 欲言又止[idiom]start to speak, but then falter
- 欲扬先抑[idiom]compliment goes after a criticism
- 欲盖弥彰[idiom]The harder one tries to cover up/conceal a wrongdoing, the more conspicuous it becomes.
- 欲壑难填[idiom]Greed is a valley that can never be filled.
- 欲擒故纵[idiom]leave somebody at large in order to apprehend him afterwards
- 欲哭无泪[idiom]felt like weeping but had no tears.