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欲
慾
yù
n./v. to want, to desire; longing, desire; (lit.) require, demand
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Other meanings
[yù]adv. (lit.) about to, just going to
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欠 lack (for 欲)心 heart (for 慾)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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欲望
慾望
yù wàng
n. desire, ambition
欲罢不能
慾罷不能
yù bà bù néng
idiom. can't help carrying on, cannot refrain from continuing
食欲减退
食慾減退
shí yù jiǎn tuì
phr. lose one's appetite
己所不欲,勿施于人。
己所不慾,勿施於人。
jí suǒ bú yù, wù shī yú rén
phr. (lit.) Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
七情六欲
七情六慾
qī qíng liù yù
idiom. the seven emotions and the six sensory pleasures -- (generally) humans' emotions and desires