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欲望 (yù wàng): Desire (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

欲 • yù • to desire, to wish, to want

yù欲

to desire, to wish, to want

Word Info

Pinyinyù wàng

Meaningdesire; wish

Characters2

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望 • wàng • to look into the distance

wàng望

to look into the distance

4.

Example Sentences with 欲望

tā他

yǒu有

chī吃

táng糖

de的

yù欲

wàng望

。

He has a desire to eat candy.

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

kè克

zhì制

zhe着

duì对

quán权

lì力

nǐ你

duì对

wèi未

lái来

de的

yù欲

wàng望

shì是

shén

tā她

de的

yù欲

wàng望

shì是

chéng成

wéi为

yī一

míng

guò过

dù度

de的

wù物

zhì质

yù欲

wàng望

yǒu有

shí

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 欲望.

备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-mémoire
拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
被告bèi gàodefendant; the accused
霸道bà dàostrong; potent
凹凸āo tūconcave-convex; bumpy; uneven
边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
才干cái gànability; competence; capability
残疾cán jíphysical disability; deformity

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 欲望.

Words with 欲

食欲shí yùappetite
摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuìon the verge of collapse / tottering
随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yùDo as one pleases / Follow one's heart's desire

de的

yù欲

wàng望

，

zhuān专

zhù注

yú于

běn本

zhí职

gōng工

zuò作

。

He strives to restrain his desire for power and focuses on his own duties.

什

me么

，

néng能

hé和

wǒ我

men们

fēn分

xiǎng享

yí一

xià下

ma吗

？

What are your desires for the future? Can you share them with us?

名

yī医

shēng生

。

Her desire is to become a doctor.

时

huì会

ràng让

rén人

mí迷

shī失

fāng方

xiàng向

。

Excessive material desires can sometimes make people lose their way.

性欲

xìng yù

sexual desire, libido

情欲qíng yùsexual desire; passion

禁欲jìn yùasceticism; abstinence

肉欲ròu yùcarnal desire, lust

贪欲tān yùgreed, avarice

Words with 望

希望xī wànghope; wish
失望shī wàngdisappointed
愿望yuàn wàngdesire; wish; aspiration
盼望pàn wànghope for; long for; yearn for
看望kàn wàngcall on; visit
威望wēi wàngprestige
展望zhǎn wànglook into the distance
指望zhǐ wànglook to; count on; look forward to