欲 yù

1. yù noun desire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 愿望 (Guoyu '欲' n 1; Unihan '欲')
2. yù verb to desire; to wish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 欲 is a full verb in this sense. For example, 其恕乎！己所不欲，勿施於人。 'Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.' (Lunyu 17:24, trans. by Legge 1861; Guoyu '欲' v 1)
3. yù adverb almost; nearly; about to occur
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In this sense 欲 has the same meaning as 快要 (Guoyu '欲' adv 2)
4. yù auxiliary verb to desire; to intend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In Literary Chinese, 欲 is an auxiliary verb in this sense (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122; Unihan '欲').
5. yù noun lust
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 情欲 (Guoyu '欲' n 2)

Contained in

• 肛欲期 anal stage
• 我醉欲眠 I'm drunk and would like to sleep; (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
• 欲火(慾火) lust
• 欲振乏力 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength
• 欲取姑与(欲取姑與) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
• 望眼欲穿 to anxiously await
• 逞欲 to indulge one's desires ; to act in a selfish way
• 欲娶之 desired to marry her
• 欲留 longed to stay
• 亟欲 to greatly desire
• 欲借力 ask your help
• 诚欲(誠欲) to really desire
• 淫欲 lust ; lust
• 物欲 material desire
• 利欲(利慾) cupidity
• 性欲高潮(性慾高潮) orgasm
• 欲女 sex-crazed woman
• 意欲 desire
• 色欲(色慾) sexual desire; lust
• 肉欲(肉慾) carnal desire
• 为所欲为(為所欲為) to do whatever one desires
• 毚欲 desiring; greedy
• 呼之欲出 ready to appear at the call; on the verge of coming out into the open; (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
• 树欲静而风不止(樹欲靜而風不止) the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease
• 几不欲生(幾不欲生) almost not wanting to live
• 风雨欲来(風雨欲來) storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead
• 急欲 to be keen to ...; to be anxious to ...
• 寡欲 to have few desires
• 跃跃欲试(躍躍欲試) to be eager to give something a try
• 爱欲其周(愛欲其周) desire to have love openly displayed
• 嗜欲(嗜慾) lust
• 欲击之(欲擊之) desired to attack him
• 饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心(飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心) lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold
• 一逞兽欲(一逞獸欲) to give way to one's beastly lust
• 喷薄欲出(噴薄欲出) to be on the verge of eruption; (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
• 畅所欲言(暢所欲言) fluently saying all one wants; to preach freely on one's favorite topic
• 欲降 wished to surrender
• 欲擒故纵(欲擒故縱) In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
• 损其欲(損其欲) diminish his desire
• 从心所欲(從心所欲) to follow one's heart's desires
• 头痛欲裂(頭痛欲裂) to have a splitting headache
• 口欲期 oral stage
• 惩忿窒欲(懲忿窒欲) to refrain from anger and restrain desire
• 禁欲主义(禁慾主義) asceticism
• 求知欲(求知慾) desire for knowledge
• 食欲(食慾) appetite
• 口腹之欲(口腹之慾) desire for good food
• 欲罢不能(欲罷不能) want to stop but cannot
• 欲仙欲死(慾仙慾死) to wish one were dead; to be in seventh heaven

Also contained in

欲速则不达 、 暾欲谷

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• 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 113
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 89
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 88
• 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 64
• 《晉世家》 House of Jin Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 62
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 62
• 卷十一 魏書十一 袁張涼國田王邴管傳 Volume 11: Book of Wei 11 - Biographies of Yuan, Zhang, Liang, Guo, Tian, Wang, Bing, and Guan Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 60
• 卷二十八 魏書二十八 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳 Volume 28: Book of Wei 28 - Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 58
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 57
• 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 55

Collocations

• 欲战 (欲戰) 蒲城人欲戰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 10
• 侯欲 (侯欲) 齊侯欲以文姜妻鄭大子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
• 人欲 (人欲) 鄭人欲納之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
• 子欲 (子欲) 桓子欲還 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
• 予欲 (予欲) 予欲左右有民 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 益稷 Yu Shu - Yi and Ji — count: 4
• 欲杀 (欲殺) 天欲殺之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 欲立 (欲立) 欲立其子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 欲纳 (欲納) 鄭人欲納之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 公欲 (公欲) 公欲平宋 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 同欲 (同欲) 而不與民同欲焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧無衣 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wu Yi — count: 3