欲
yù
to wish for
to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
他心里有一种强烈的欲望，想要改变现状。
tā xīn lǐ yǒu yī zhǒng qiáng liè de yù wàng，xiǎng yào gǎi biàn xiàn zhuàng。
he has a strong desire in his heart to change the current situation.
人的物质欲望有时候很难得到满足。
rén de wù zhì yù wàng yǒu shí hòu hěn nán dé dào mǎn zú。
a person's material desires are sometimes very hard to satisfy.
Words with 欲
欲望
yù wàng
desire; longing; appetite; craving
私欲
sī yù
selfish desire
欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
to want to say sth but then hesitate
畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
震耳欲聋
zhèn ěr yù lóng
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
to have a splitting headache (idiom)
风雨欲来
fēng yǔ yù lái
lit. storm clouds approach
食欲
shí yù
appetite
饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心
bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn
lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)
馋涎欲垂
chán xián yù chuí
see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]
馋涎欲滴
chán xián yù dī
lit. to drool with desire (idiom)