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Meaning of 觎

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觎 (Trad.: 覦)
Pinyin: yú
English Definition: to desire passionately
Chinese Definition:
①(觊觎)见“(覦)觊”。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 見
Pictophonetic:俞 indicates the sound; 见 (eye) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 俞 [ yú ] to consent, to approve; surname
    • 见 [ jiàn ] to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Similar Characters: 歈
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Example Words
觊觎 jì yú to covet; to long for; to lust after
邪目觊觎 xié mù jì yú to cast a covetous eye on (idiom)
More:觎* | *觎 | *觎*
Example Sentences
1
他觎议长职位好几年了
。
He has coveted after the chairmanship for years.
2
尽管伊敏觉得他脸黑
,
黑得在学生中间很显眼
、
很不协调
,
但还是禁不住觑觎他
。
Such a boy brought with him an anthology of Heine's poetry. Although his face was so black that distinguished even discorded him from the students, she couldn't help peeking at him.
3
晚清时期
,
西沙群岛丰富的自然资源
、
军事上的战略枢纽地位引起了西方列强的凯觎
。
During late Qing Dynasty, Western Great Powers drew attention to the rich resources in Xisha archipelago.
4
这并不是真的
——
很多拉拉都是一
“
夫
\"
一妻制的关系
,
她们从来不偷腥
,
不觑觎别的女人
。
This is not all true - there are lesbian couples that are in serious monogamous relationships never cheat and don' t eyeball every woman in the world.