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

• 己所不欲 what you yourself do not desire
• 欲念 to desire
• 喷薄欲出(噴薄欲出) to be on the verge of eruption; (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
• 欲望(慾望) desire; longing; appetite; craving
• 恣欲 to follow lustful desires
• 泄欲(洩慾) to sate one's lust
• 禁欲主义(禁慾主義) asceticism
• 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
• 利欲熏心(利慾薰心) blinded by greed
• 欲娶之 desired to marry her
• 色欲(色慾) sexual desire; lust
• 兽欲(獸慾) beastly desire
• 我醉欲眠 I'm drunk and would like to sleep; (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
• 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
• 侈欲 extravagant desires
• 肉欲(肉慾) carnal desire
• 为所欲为(為所欲為) to do whatever one desires
• 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
• 几不欲生(幾不欲生) almost not wanting to live
• 一逞兽欲(一逞獸欲) to give way to one's beastly lust
• 口欲期 oral stage
• 嗜欲(嗜慾) lust
• 肛欲期 anal stage
• 欲壑难填(慾壑難填) bottomless pit of desire; insatiable greed
• 权欲熏心(權慾薰心) obsessed by a craving for power; power-hungry
• 头痛欲裂(頭痛欲裂) to have a splitting headache
• 利欲心(利慾心) cupidity
• 欲经(慾經) Kama Sutra ; Kama Sutra
• 淫欲 lust ; lust
• 寡欲 to have few desires
• 跃跃欲试(躍躍欲試) to be eager to give something a try
• 欲火焚身(慾火焚身) burning with desire
• 欲罢不能(欲罷不能) want to stop but cannot
• 欲言又止 to want to say something but then hesitate
• 欲弃(欲棄) wanted to discard
• 欲女 sex-crazed woman
• 垂涎欲滴 to drool with desire; to envy; to hunger for
• 欲降 wished to surrender
• 欲求 to desire; to want
• 惩忿窒欲(懲忿窒欲) to refrain from anger and restrain desire
• 几欲(幾欲) almost; nearly going to
• 禁欲(禁慾) ascetic practice
• 纵欲(縱欲) to indulge in debauchery ; to indulge in debauchery
• 欲振乏力 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength
• 贪欲(貪慾) greed; avarice
• 物欲 material desire
• 私欲 selfish desire
• 同民所欲 to have affinity with the desires of the people

Also contained in

暾欲谷 、 欲速则不达 、 欲加之罪，何患无辞

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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: 58
• 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: 56

Collocations

• 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
• 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: 5
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 欲去 (欲去) 欲去三桓 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3