Chinese Word: 渴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

渴HSK 3

Pinyin: kě

English Definition: thirsty

Chinese Definition:
①口干想喝水：口渴。解渴。
②喻迫切地：渴望。渴盼。渴慕。渴求。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:曷 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 喝竭褐揭谒渇

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渴望HSK 6	kě wàng	to thirst for; to long for
渴求	kě qiú	to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire
饥渴	jī kě	hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
口渴HSK 3	kǒu kě	thirsty
解渴	jiě kě	to quench

1		wǒ 我 kě 渴 le 了， xiǎng 想 hē shuǐ 喝水。 I'm thirsty and want to drink water.
2		yùn dòng 运动 hòu 后， wǒ 我 zǒng shì 总是 hěn 很 kě 渴。 I always feel thirsty after exercise.
3		tā 她 kě wàng zhe 渴望着 néng gòu 能够 chū guó liú xué 出国留学。 She longs to go abroad for further studies.
4		xiǎo 小 hái zi men 孩子们 kě wàng zhe 渴望着 cháng dà chéng rén 长大成人。 Children yearn to grow up.
5		hē 喝 píng 瓶 liáng shuǐ 凉水 kě yǐ 可以 huǎn jiě 缓解 kǒu kě 口渴。 Drinking a bottle of cold water can relieve thirst.

1		wǒ 我 kě 渴 le 了， xiǎng 想 hē shuǐ 喝水。 I'm thirsty and want to drink water.
2		yùn dòng 运动 hòu 后， wǒ 我 zǒng shì 总是 hěn 很 kě 渴。 I always feel thirsty after exercise.
3		tā 她 kě wàng zhe 渴望着 néng gòu 能够 chū guó liú xué 出国留学。 She longs to go abroad for further studies.
4		xiǎo 小 hái zi men 孩子们 kě wàng zhe 渴望着 cháng dà chéng rén 长大成人。 Children yearn to grow up.
5		hē 喝 píng 瓶 liáng shuǐ 凉水 kě yǐ 可以 huǎn jiě 缓解 kǒu kě 口渴。 Drinking a bottle of cold water can relieve thirst.