欲
望

Desire in Chinese: 欲望 (yù wàng)

yù wàng

desire

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 慾望1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1desire; longing; appetite; craving

Stroke order

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欲
望

Zhuyin

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ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄤˋ

wàng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

欲望

Simplified

慾望

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们要学会控制自己的欲望。

    wǒ men yào xué huì kòng zhì zì jǐ de yù wàng。

    We must learn to control our desires.

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Related words

望

wàng

full moon

希望

xī wàng

to hope

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

愿望

yuàn wàng

desire

看望

kàn wàng

to pay a visit to

绝望

jué wàng

to despair

渴望

kě wàng

to thirst for

期望

qī wàng

to have expectations

食欲

shí yù

appetite

望见

wàng jiàn

to espy

观望

guān wàng

to wait and see

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