Word

欲望 (yù wàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 欲望

名 míng noun

desire

人有各种各样的欲望。

rén yǒu gè zhǒng gè yàng de yù wàng

People have various kinds of desires.

Log in to add your own translations

Word breakdown

欲 yù — want, wish (the active wanting aspect)

1 食欲 shí yù — appetite HSK 6
- 食 food, eating
- 欲 desire, want
Example

我最近食欲不好。

wǒ zuì jìn shí yù bù hǎo

I haven't had a good appetite recently.
2 摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì — tottering, on the verge of collapse HSK 7
- 摇 sway, shake (first instance, establishing the swaying motion)
- 摇 sway (repeated for emphasis, intensifying the instability)
- 欲 about to, on the verge of (indicates imminence)
- 坠 fall, collapse (the imminent catastrophic outcome)
Example

这座老房子摇摇欲坠，随时可能倒塌。

zhè zuò lǎo fáng zi yáo yáo yù zhuì suí shí kě néng dǎo tā

This old house is tottering and could collapse at any moment.
3 随心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù — to do as one pleases HSK 7
- 随 to follow
- 心 heart, mind
- 所 that which, what
- 欲 desire, wish
Example

退休后，她终于可以随心所欲地旅行了。

tuì xiū hòu tā zhōng yú kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù de lǚ xíng le

After retirement, she could finally travel as she pleased.

望 wàng — hope, expectation (the longing or aspiration aspect)

Structure & writing

1 欲 yù — desire; craving for something or wish to achieve a goal

欲 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 谷 gǔ — narrow valley between two mountains; ravine

谷 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

容 róng to contain; to hold; to have capacity for

HSK 5

俗 sú custom; social habit or convention formed over time

HSK 6

欲 yù desire; craving for something or wish to achieve a goal 浴 yù to bathe; to take a bath 裕 yù abundant, ample

HSK 7

豁 huō chipped; cracked; split open

1.2 欠 qiàn — to yawn (open the mouth when tired)

欠 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

欢 huān joyful, happy 歌 gē song; lyrics that can be sung

HSK 2

次 cì order; rank

HSK 3

饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol

HSK 4

吹 chuī to blow (air from the mouth) 歉 qiàn poor harvest (opposite of 丰)

HSK 5

欣 xīn joyful, delighted 欧 Ōu 款 kuǎn sincere; hospitable 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬)

HSK 6

欲 yù desire; craving for something or wish to achieve a goal 欺 qī to deceive, to cheat 歇 xiē to rest 砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc.

HSK 7

坎 kǎn one of the Eight Trigrams, symbol '☵', representing water 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 炊 chuī to cook (a meal), to make a fire for cooking 钦 qīn to admire; to respect

Stroke order

2 望 wàng — to look, to look into the distance

望 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亡 wáng — to flee; to run away

亡 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 1

忙 máng busy, occupied (opposite of '闲')

HSK 2

忘 wàng to forget, fail to remember, omit 望 wàng to look, to look into the distance

HSK 6

盲 máng blind; unable to see

HSK 7

妄 wàng absurd, irrational, wild 氓 máng see "流氓": ① vagrant; rogue or hooligan; ② indecent behavior such as harassing women 芒 máng a perennial herb (Miscanthus sinensis) growing in hills and fields, with linear leaves, brownish-yellow panicles in autumn, and hairy fruits 茫 máng vast and boundless, indistinct

2.2 月 yuè — the moon, Earth's natural satellite

月 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 朋 péng friend; companion 服 fú clothing; garment 期 qī scheduled date; deadline

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 阴 yīn the moon (太阴)

HSK 4

钥 yào key 青 qīng black

HSK 5

朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'

HSK 6

朗 lǎng bright, well-lit

HSK 7

惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤朦 méng dim, hazy (as in 朦胧: dim moonlight or blurry, indistinct) 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave 胧 lóng dim moonlight; hazy, indistinct (as in 朦胧) 腾 téng to run or leap

Show more HSK 7 characters (+1)

霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

2.3 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler

王 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer

HSK 4

琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

Show more HSK 5 characters (+3)

珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic

HSK 6

呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor

HSK 7

噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)

Show more HSK 7 characters (+7)

琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

Stroke order