Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "渴" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "渴" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to thirst for / to long for
to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire
hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth
parched / terribly thirsty
seek talent with eagerness / urgent need of talents
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
eat when hungry and drink when thirsty / When one is hungry, he eats and when thirsty he drinks.
thirst for / look forward to eagerly / wish eagerly / earnestly hope
远水解不了近渴 yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě
Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.
desire greatly to win the support of the wise / One's love for the able men is equal to one's thirst for water.