to wish for

to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

yearning (欠) + sound (谷) = desire

欠 depicts a person leaning forward, mouth open — the posture of craving or longing. 谷 gives the sound yù and does not carry the meaning here.

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他心里有一种强烈的望,想要改变现状。

tā xīn lǐ yǒu yī zhǒng qiáng liè de yù wàng,xiǎng yào gǎi biàn xiàn zhuàng。

he has a strong desire in his heart to change the current situation.

人的物质望有时候很难得到满足。

rén de wù zhì yù wàng yǒu shí hòu hěn nán dé dào mǎn zú。

a person's material desires are sometimes very hard to satisfy.

Words with 欲

随心所欲

suí xīn suǒ yù

(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

震耳欲聋

zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

头痛欲裂

tóu tòng yù liè

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

风雨欲来

fēng yǔ yù lái

lit. storm clouds approach

食欲

shí yù

appetite

饱暖思淫欲,饥寒起盗心

bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn

lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)

馋涎欲垂

chán xián yù chuí

see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]

馋涎欲滴

chán xián yù dī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom)

一逞兽欲

yī chěng shòu yù

to give way to one's beastly lust

七情六欲

qī qíng liù yù

(idiom) various emotions and desires

利欲

lì yù

cupidity

利欲心

lì yù xīn

cupidity

More characters with 谷