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

• 淫欲 lust ; lust
• 求知欲(求知慾) desire for knowledge
• 利欲心(利慾心) cupidity
• 头痛欲裂(頭痛欲裂) to have a splitting headache
• 食欲(食慾) appetite
• 欲借力 ask your help
• 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
• 损其欲(損其欲) diminish his desire
• 毚欲 desiring; greedy
• 爱欲其周(愛欲其周) desire to have love openly displayed
• 物欲 material desire
• 几欲(幾欲) almost; nearly going to
• 为所欲为(為所欲為) to do whatever one desires
• 贪欲(貪慾) greed; avarice
• 意欲 desire
• 同民所欲 to have affinity with the desires of the people
• 欲念 to desire
• 欲降 wished to surrender
• 震耳欲聋(震耳欲聾) ear-splitting; deafening
• 欲取姑与(欲取姑與) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
• 欲益反损(欲益反損) wishing for profit, but causing loss; good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.
• 急欲 to be keen to ...; to be anxious to ...
• 欲火(慾火) lust
• 欲娶之 desired to marry her
• 禁欲主义(禁慾主義) asceticism
• 欲归(欲歸) wanted to return home
• 垂涎欲滴 to drool with desire; to envy; to hunger for
• 欲求 to desire; to want
• 痛不欲生 to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
• 摇摇欲坠(搖搖欲墜) tottering; on the verge of collapse
• 从心所欲(從心所欲) to follow one's heart's desires
• 纵欲(縱欲) to indulge in debauchery ; to indulge in debauchery
• 物欲世界(物慾世界) the world of material desires
• 泄欲工具(洩慾工具) sexual object
• 口欲期 oral stage
• 欲火焚身(慾火焚身) burning with desire
• 昏昏欲睡 drowsy; sleepy
• 畅所欲言(暢所欲言) fluently saying all one wants; to preach freely on one's favorite topic
• 欲速而不达(欲速而不達) to want something in haste, but cannot get there; more haste, less speed
• 欲绝(欲絕) heartbroken; inconsolable
• 色欲(色慾) sexual desire; lust
• 权欲熏心(權慾薰心) obsessed by a craving for power; power-hungry
• 欲滴 replete (with moisture); glistening; plump and tender; lovely; alluring
• 诚欲(誠欲) to really desire
• 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
• 几不欲生(幾不欲生) almost not wanting to live
• 肛欲期 anal stage

Also contained in

欲速则不达 、 暾欲谷 、 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
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 62
• 《晉世家》 House of Jin Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — 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
• 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
• 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