渴望
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Definitions
- (verb) to thirst for
- to long for
Example Sentences
他渴望得到自由。
Tā kěwàng dédào zìyóu
He yearns for freedom
Related Words
充饥止渴(chōng jī zhǐ kě)· to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
→望梅止渴(wàng méi zhǐ kě)· lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
→消渴(xiāo kě)· condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
→渴慕(kě mù)· to thirst for
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HSK 3.0: Level 5
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