欲

The character "欲" has 11 strokes. "欲" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "欲" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "欲" are "yù" . View the stroke order of "欲">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "欲"

v.: want; hope; wish; desire; need; require; demand

n.: desire; longing; wish

adv.: about to; just going to; on the point of

• want : v.想要；想做；渴望；缺乏；缺少；需要；想请教；想跟…讲话；缉拿；追捕
• hope : v.希望；盼望
• wish : v.希望；但愿；想要；祝愿；盼望；许愿；默默盼祷；企求；要求…做某事；祝（某人）（成功
• desire : n.渴望；欲望；愿望；强烈的性欲
• need : v.需要；须要；定要；不需要
• require : v.需要；有赖于；要求；规定；想要；想得到；使需要；使必要；指示…做某事；命令
• demand : n.强制性要求；要求；紧迫的要求；需求
• longing : n.渴望
• about to : 即将；行将；刚要

Form words with "欲"

刺激性欲 excite sexual desires

腹饥欲踣 be staggering with hunger

Example phrases using "欲"

• 欲使人不知，除非己莫为。

  What is done by night appears by day. / The only way to keep people from knowing something is not to do it.

• 欲进不能，欲退不得。

  Be unable either to advance or to retreat.

• 你欲拜我为师，从而得我之智。

  You would like to sit at my feet and thus acquire my wisdom.

• 他悲痛欲狂，因而给他服用了镇静剂。

  He was distraught with grief and under sedation.

• 欲通过水闸的船只有泊船处可供使用。

  There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock.

• 他是那种思考型女子欲物色的性对象。

  [in sing.]he's the thinking woman's crumpet.

• 那匹小马欲奋力跟上，但还是开始落后了。

  The colt was struggling to stay with the pace and started to drop back.

• 这种植物的催欲功效。

  The plant's aphrodisiac qualities.

• 开那部车是我的自我表现欲最强的一次表现。

  Driving that car was the biggest ego trip I'd ever had.

• 他弃车欲徒步逃走。

  He abandoned his vehicle and tried to flee on foot.