Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 欲 | 慾 | yù | yu4 | to wish for; to desire; variant of 欲 ; desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed | ||
2 | 欲望 | 慾望 | yù wàng | yu4 wang4 | desire; longing; appetite; craving | ||
3 | 欲罢不能 | 欲罷不能 | yù bà bù néng | yu4 ba4 bu4 neng2 | want to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue | ||
4 | 欲不可从 | 欲不可從 | yù bù kě cóng | yu4 bu4 ke3 cong2 | Desire must be kept under control. (idiom) | ||
5 | 欲不可纵 | 欲不可縱 | yù bù kě zòng | yu4 bu4 ke3 zong4 | Desire must kept under control. (idiom); see also 欲不可從 |欲不可从 [yu4 bu4 ke3 cong2] | ||
6 | 欲滴 | 欲滴 | yù dī | yu4 di1 | (suffix) replete (with moisture); glistening; plump and tender; lovely; alluring | ||
7 | 欲盖弥彰 | 欲蓋彌彰 | yù gài mí zhāng | yu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1 | trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse. | ||
8 | 欲海 | 欲海 | yù hǎi | yu4 hai3 | ocean of lust (Buddhist term); worldly desires | ||
9 | 欲海无边 | 欲海無邊 | yù hǎi wú biān | yu4 hai3 wu2 bian1 | Greed knows no bounds. (idiom) | ||
10 | 欲合先离 | 欲合先離 | yù hé xiān lí | yu4 he2 xian1 li2 | separation first and then reunion (idiom) | ||
11 | 欲壑难填 | 慾壑難填 | yù hè nán tián | yu4 he4 nan2 tian2 | bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed; carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment | ||
12 | 欲火 | 慾火 | yù huǒ | yu4 huo3 | lust | ||
13 | 欲火焚身 | 慾火焚身 | yù huǒ fén shēn | yu4 huo3 fen2 shen1 | burning with desire | ||
14 | 欲加之罪,何患无辞 | 欲加之罪,何患無辭 | yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí | yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2 | If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (成语 saw, from Zuozhuan 左傳 |左传 ); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.; also written 慾加之罪 ,何患無辭 |欲加之罪 ,何患无辞 ; If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左传 ); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. | ||
15 | 欲经 | 欲經 | yù jīng | Yu4 jing1 | Kama Sutra | ||
16 | 欲绝 | 欲絕 | yù jué | yu4 jue2 | heartbroken; inconsolable | ||
17 | 欲哭无泪 | 欲哭無淚 | yù kū wú lèi | yu4 ku1 wu2 lei4 | to feel like weeping but have no tears (idiom) | ||
18 | 欲念 | 欲念 | yù niàn | yu4 nian4 | desire | ||
19 | 欲女 | 欲女 | yù nǚ | yu4 nu:3 | sex-crazed woman | ||
20 | 欲巧反拙 | 欲巧反拙 | yù qiǎo fǎn zhuō | yu4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1 | to try to be clever but turn out the contrary; to be foolish (idiom) | ||
21 | 欲擒故纵 | 欲擒故縱 | yù qín gù zòng | yu4 qin2 gu4 zong4 | In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better | ||
22 | 欲求 | 欲求 | yù qiú | yu4 qiu2 | to desire; wants; appetites | ||
23 | 欲取姑予 | 欲取姑予 | yù qǔ gū yǔ | yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3 | to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom); variant of 欲取姑与 ; to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) | ||
24 | 欲取故予 | 欲取故予 | yù qǔ gù yǔ | yu4 qu3 gu4 yu3 | variant of 欲取姑與 |欲取姑与 [yu4 qu3 gu4 yu3]|||variant of 欲取姑與 |欲取姑与 [yu4 qu3 gu4 yu3] | ||
25 | 欲善其事,必先利其器 | 欲善其事,必先利其器 | yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | yu4 shan4 qi2 shi4 , bi4 xian1 li4 qi2 qi4 | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | ||
26 | 欲速而不达 | 欲速而不達 | yù sù ér bù dá | yu4 su4 er2 bu4 da2 | lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; also written 欲速则不达 | ||
27 | 欲速则不达 | 欲速則不達 | yù sù zé bù dá | yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2 | lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; don't try to run before you can walk | ||
28 | 欲仙欲死 | 慾仙慾死 | yù xiān yù sǐ | yu4 xian1 yu4 si3 | to wish one were dead (idiom); (fig.) to be in seventh heaven | ||
29 | 欲言而止 | 欲言而止 | yù yán ér zhǐ | yu4 yan2 er2 zhi3 | to hold one's tongue (idiom) | ||
30 | 欲言又止 | 欲言又止 | yù yán yòu zhǐ | yu4 yan2 you4 zhi3 | to want to say sth but then hesitate | ||
31 | 欲益反损 | 欲益反損 | yù yì fǎn sǔn | yu4 yi4 fan3 sun3 | wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears. | ||
32 | 欲语还休 | 欲語還休 | yù yǔ hái xiū | yu4 yu3 hai2 xiu1 | to decide not to speak what one was about to say (idiom) | ||
33 | 欲振乏力 | 欲振乏力 | yù zhèn fá lì | yu4 zhen4 fa2 li4 | to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom) |
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