Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "欲" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "欲" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
yù
Definition
desire / wish, desire / longing / appetite / wish
to want to say sth but then hesitate
tottering / on the verge of collapse
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic
what we do not want to do
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
inappetence / loss of appetite / anepithymia / be off one's oats
In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
desire / longing / appetite / craving
purpose / plan / conation / intend / mean
to do whatever one pleases
to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases (idiom)
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
greed / avarice / rapacious / avid
to desire / wants / appetites
heartbroken / inconsolable
to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
lit. to drool with desire (idiom) / fig. to hunger for / greedy