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渴望 (kě wàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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渴望 (kě wàng): Fall over oneself (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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渴望 consists of 2 characters.

to look into the distance

How to Use 渴望 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 渴望 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith得到

kě渴

wàng望

dé得

dào到

neutral

long to obtain

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

kě渴

wàng望

Verb + Objectwith成功

kě渴

wàng望

chéng成

gōng功

Adjective + Nounwith内心

nèi内

xīn心

de的

kě渴

wàng望

Example Sentences with 渴望

wǒ我

kě渴

wàng望

hē喝

shuǐ水

。

I am thirsty for water.

neutral

extremely eager

neutral

yearn for success

formal

Written

inner longing

tā他

kě渴

wàng望

dé得

dào到

jiā家

rén人

de的

lǐ理

jiě解

yǔ与

zhī支

chí持

。

He is dying to get his family's understanding and support.

zài在

jīng经

lì历

le了

màn漫

cháng长

de的

gān干

hàn旱

hòu后

，

cūn村

mín民

men们

jí极

dù度

kě渴

wàng望

yì一

chǎng场

gān甘

lín霖

。

After enduring a prolonged drought, the villagers are desperately thirsting for a good rain.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

kě渴

wàng望

bǎi摆

tuō脱

zhè这

zhǒng种

yì一

chéng成

bú不

biàn变

de的

kū枯

zào燥

shēng生

huó活

ma吗

？

Don't you thirst to break free from this monotonous and dull life?

hái孩

zi子

men们

kě渴

wàng望

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

hěn很

píng平

jìng静

，

nèi内

xīn

wǒ我

bìng并

fēi非

bù不

kě渴

wàng望

chéng成

gōng功

，

tā他

kě渴

wàng望

chéng成

wéi为

yī一

míng名

yī医

shēng生

kuài快

shuō说

shuō说

nǐ你

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

jiàn见

wén闻

。

The children are eager to go to the park to play.

心

què却

wú无

bǐ比

kě渴

wàng望

dé得

dào到

dà大

jiā家

de的

rèn认

kě可

。

He appears calm on the surface, but deep down he is dying to gain everyone's recognition.

zhǐ

只

shì是

gèng更

kàn看

zhòng重

zhuī追

qiú求

de的

guò过

chéng程

。

It's not that I don't thirst for success; I just value the pursuit more.

，

bāng帮

zhù助

gèng更

duō多

de的

rén人

。

He longs to become a doctor and help more people.

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

kě渴

wàng望

tīng听

dào到

jīng精

cǎi彩

de的

gù故

shì事

。

Quick, tell us about your travel experiences; we're all dying to hear some exciting stories.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 渴望.

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