欲

欲(慾) [yù] 名

1. ■ （欲望） desire; longing; wish:

名利欲 desire for fame and wealth;

求知欲 thirst for knowledge;

食欲 a desire for food; appetite

动

1. ■ （想要; 希望） wish; want; desire:

畅所欲言 pour out all that one wishes to say; speak one's mind freely;

从心所欲 do as one pleases; follow what the heart desires;

为所欲为 do whatever one likes; act willfully;

己所不欲，勿施于人。 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

2. ■ （将要） about to; just going to; on the point of:

摇摇欲坠 on the verge of collapse; crumbling; tottering;

东方欲晓。 Dawn is breaking.

山雨欲来风满楼。 The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.