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欲 yù

desire, want, longing, intent

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
欠
Traditional
慾
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 谷欠 ⿰谷欠

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  1. 每个人都有自己的欲望。
    Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de yùwàng.
    Everyone has their own desires.
    every (measure) person all have oneself (particle) desire
  2. 他对金钱的欲望太强烈了。
    Tā duì jīnqián de yùwàng tài qiángliè le.
    His desire for money is too strong.
    his (particle) toward money (particle) desire too strong (particle)
  3. 你能控制自己的欲望吗？
    Nǐ néng kòngzhì zìjǐ de yùwàng ma?
    Can you control your own desires?
    you can control oneself (particle) desire (question)
  4. 不要让欲望控制了你的生活。
    Bú yào ràng yùwàng kòngzhì le nǐ de shēnghuó.
    Don't let desire control your life.
    not let desire control (particle) you (particle) life
  5. 在这个社会里，过多的物质欲望让人不快乐。
    Zài zhège shèhuì li, guò duō de wùzhì yùwàng ràng rén bú kuàilè.
    In this society, too much material desire makes people unhappy.
    at this (measure) society in, too-much (particle) material desire make people not happy

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