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appetite
HSK 6
desire; longing; appetite; craving
HSK 7-9
to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases (idiom)
HSK 7-9
tottering / on the verge of collapse
HSK 7-9
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  *欲* | 欲* | *欲
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
to want to say sth but then hesitate
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
drowsy / sleepy (idiom)
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
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  *欲* | 欲* | *欲
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲
lust
sexual desire / lust
lust / desire / sensual
greed / avarice / rapacious / avid
to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism
cupidity
sexual desire / lust
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy / to hunger for
to indulge in debauchery
carnal desire
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic
selfish desire
desire
lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
blinded by greed (idiom)
In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
material desire / craving for material things
various emotions and desires
to intend to / intention; desire
to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
to anxiously await
beastly desire
to desire / wants; appetites
(idiom) insatiably greedy
lust
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
lit. to drool with desire (idiom) / fig. to hunger for / greedy
lust
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom) / (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
obsessed by a craving for power / power-hungry
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
desire for knowledge
lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom)
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
asceticism
to give way to one's beastly lust
cupidity
oral stage (psychology)
desire for good food
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
almost / nearly going to
to be keen to ... / to be anxious to ...
orgasm
to follow lustful desires
to wish one were dead (idiom) / (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
burning with desire
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与 / to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
sex-crazed woman
ocean of lust (Buddhist term) / worldly desires
(suffix) replete (with moisture) / glistening / plump and tender / lovely / alluring
wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
heartbroken / inconsolable
Kama Sutra
to sate one's lust
sexual object
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
anal stage (psychology)
to have a splitting headache (idiom)
lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)


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