欲 (慾)
yù
Pinyin

Definition

欲 (慾)
 - 
yù
  1. desire
  2. appetite
  3. passion
  4. lust
  5. greed
欲
 - 
yù
  1. to wish for
  2. to desire
  3. variant of 慾|欲[yù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

欲
yù
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 appetite
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 lust
  5. 5 greed
欲望
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving
性欲
xìng yù
  1. 1 sexual desire
  2. 2 lust
情欲
qíng yù
  1. 1 lust
  2. 2 desire
  3. 3 sensual
贪欲
tān yù
  1. 1 greed
  2. 2 avarice
  3. 3 rapacious
  4. 4 avid

Idioms (3)

利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
  1. 1 blinded by greed (idiom)
欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ
  1. 1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
  1. 1 bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
  2. 2 carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment

Sample Sentences

你果然还是克制不住疯狂“剁手”的欲望呀!只是现在经济下行，还是应当谨慎支出，当心不要“入不敷出”呢。
nǐ guǒrán háishi kèzhì bùzhù fēngkuáng “duò shǒu ”de yùwàng ya !zhǐshì xiànzài jīngjì xiàxíng ，háishi yīngdāng jǐnshèn zhīchū ，dāngxīn bùyào “rùbùfūchū ”ne 。
You really cannot control your desire to shop! However as the economy is slowing down it’s better to be careful with our expenses to avoid overspending.
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G决不会说自己其实在给孩子挣奶粉钱，君子爱财取之有道，不怕有欲望，只怕欲望太low，说白了，这个欲望，必须高大上到跟生计、跟劳碌、跟一地鸡毛的现实生活没关系
G jué bù huì shuō zìjǐ qíshí zài gěi háizi zhēng nǎifěn qián ，jūnzǐ ài cái ，bùpà yǒu yùwàng ，zhǐpà yùwàng tài low ，shuōbáile ，zhège yùwàng ，bìxū gāodà shàng dào gēn shēngjì 、gēn láolù 、gēn yī de jīmáo de xiànshí shēnghuó méiguānxi
G will never say that he is actually earning money to buy milk for his children. A gentleman can love money and earn it morally. One should not fear having desires, but one should only be afraid of having desires that are vulgar. Frankly, this desire should be lofty with no relationship to livelihood, labor, and daily trivialities.
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啊哈哈哈哈，也没有那么糟糕啦，人家是平胸骨感时尚范儿，你那是波涛汹涌肉欲范儿，各有千秋，都挺好都挺好！
ā hāhāhāhā ，yěméiyǒu nàme zāogāo la ，rénjiā shì píngxiōng gǔgǎn shíshàng fànr ，nǐ nà shì bōtāo xiōngyǒng ròuyù fànr ，gèyǒuqiānqiū ，dōu tǐng hǎo dōu tǐng hǎo ！
Ha ha ha, it's not that bad. Those other people are all flat-chested and bony fashionistas. Whereas you're a chick with raging sex appeal. Each of you have your advantages, you're both good!
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有，我害喜害得厉害，也没什么食欲。
yǒu ，wǒ hàixǐ hài de lìhai ，yě méi shénme shíyù 。
Yes, I have severe morning sickness, and a decreased appetite.
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曾晶介绍，味觉和咀嚼功能减退、胃肠蠕动减慢、消化液分泌减少，这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力；空巢状态、独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意。这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡，最终影响健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，wèijué hé jǔjué gōngnéng jiǎntuì 、wèi cháng rúdòng jiǎnmàn 、xiāohuàyè fēnmì jiǎnshǎo ，zhèxiē dōu huì yǐngxiǎng lǎoniánrén de shíyù hé xiāohuà xīshōu nénglì ；kōngcháo zhuàngtài 、dújū lǎorén kěnéng huì yǐnshí shàng gèngwéi jiǎndān suíyì 。zhèxiē dōu huì dǎozhì lǎoniánrén yǐnshí yíngyǎng shèrù bù jūnhéng ，zuìzhōng yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.
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