Hanzi
Traditional
慾
Simplified
欲

to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

yù

Bopomofo

ㄩˋ

Jyutping

juk6

Example sentences

慾 / 欲 yù
壓力大時，他的食慾明顯下降。
压力大时，他的食欲明显下降。

When he is under a lot of stress, his appetite clearly decreases.

慾望 / 欲望 yùwàng
人類的慾望是無止境的。
人类的欲望是无止境的。

Human desires are endless.

放縱 / 放纵 fàngzòng
他因為過度放縱自己的慾望，最終導致了身體健康受損。
他因为过度放纵自己的欲望，最终导致了身体健康受损。

Because he overindulged his desires, it eventually led to damage to his health.

食慾 / 食欲 shíyù
感冒讓我完全沒有食慾。
感冒让我完全没有食欲。

The cold made me have no appetite at all.

利慾 / 利欲 lìyù
他一時利慾薰心，不顧後果。
他一时利欲薰心，不顾后果。

He was momentarily blinded by greed and disregarded the consequences.

Example Vocabulary

慾

yu4

desire; appetite; craving; lust

慾望

yu4'wang4

desire; craving; lust

食慾

shi2'yu4

appetite

性慾

xing4'yu4

情慾

qing2'yu4

昏昏慾睡

暢所慾言

望眼慾穿

利慾

li4'yu4

greed; lust for profit

口腹之慾

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