欲
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desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed
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Words with 欲
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利欲心 | cupidity | |
| 欲速而不达 | see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2] | |
| 物欲世界 | the world of material desires (Buddhism) | |
| 无欲无求 | (idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profi… | |
| 风雨欲来 | lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead (idiom) | |
| 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to … | |
| 为所欲为 | (idiom) to do whatever one pleases | |
| 口腹之欲 | desire for good food | |
| 口欲期 | oral stage (psychology) | |
| 痛不欲生 | to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead | |
| 呼之欲出 | lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom); fig. on the verge of coming out into the open; (… | |
| 从心所欲 | whatever you like; to do as one pleases | |
| 树欲静而风不止 | lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom); fig. the world change… | |
| 性欲 | sexual desire; lust | |
| 欲海 | ocean of lust (Buddhist term); worldly desires | |
| 伤心欲绝 | (idiom) to be overcome with grief | |
| 性欲高潮 | orgasm | |
| 利欲 | cupidity | |
| 物欲 | material desire; craving for material things | |
| 禁欲主义 | asceticism |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 谷 — compare how they read.