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appetite
HSK 6
desire; longing; appetite; craving
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
HSK 7-9
tottering / on the verge of collapse
HSK 7-9
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  *欲* | 欲* | *欲
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
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)
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  *欲* | 欲* | *欲
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲
lust / desire / sensual
to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism
sexual desire / lust
lust
greed / avarice / rapacious / avid
carnal desire
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic
selfish desire
to intend to / intention; desire
drowsy / sleepy (idiom)
to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
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
to desire / wants; appetites
In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
to indulge in debauchery
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy / to hunger for
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.
(idiom) various emotions and desires
desire
cupidity
sexual desire / lust
material desire / craving for material things
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.
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
to anxiously await
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.
blinded by greed (idiom)
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
beastly desire
to want to say sth but then hesitate
(idiom) insatiably greedy
lust
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
lit. to drool with desire (idiom) / fig. to hunger for / greedy
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
lust
(idiom) to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)
desire for knowledge
burning with desire
desire for good food
ocean of lust (Buddhist term) / worldly desires
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)
to sate one's lust
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
heartbroken / inconsolable
lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom)
asceticism
(suffix) replete (with moisture) / glistening / plump and tender / lovely / alluring
oral stage (psychology)
to be keen to ... / to be anxious to ...
(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears.
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
anal stage (psychology)
to have a splitting headache (idiom)
to give way to one's beastly lust
cupidity
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
orgasm
to follow lustful desires
Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)
sex-crazed woman
Kama Sutra
sexual object
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)


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