Chinese

渴望

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/
to long for; to crave; to thirst for; to desire
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese渴 “thirsty”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese曷 “why; what; where; how; when”
      • soundChinese匃
      • meaningChinese曰 “to say; to speak”
  • characterChinese望 “to see; to watch (especially from a distance)”
    • ideaChinese臣 “slave; servant; captive”
    • soundChinese亡 “to run away; to flee; to escape”
    • ideaChinese𡈼 “original form of 挺 (tǐng)”
    • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”

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