汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 渴 hsk 3
kě
渴
thirsty
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STROKE ORDER
COMMON WORDS WITH 渴
渴望 hsk 6
kě wàng
to thirst for / to long for
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口渴
kǒu kě
thirsty
饥渴 ( 飢渴 )
jī kě
hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
( 飢渴 )
渴求
kě qiú
to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire
解渴
jiě kě
to quench
干渴 ( 乾渴 )
gān kě
parched / dry mouth
( 乾渴 )
如饥似渴 ( 如飢似渴 )
rú jī sì kě
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth
( 如飢似渴 )
渴死
kě sǐ
die of thirst / parched
求贤若渴 ( 求賢若渴 )
qiú xián ruò kě
seek talent with eagerness / urgent need of talents
( 求賢若渴 )
焦渴
jiāo kě
parched / terribly thirsty
止渴
zhǐ kě
quench one's thirst
消渴
xiāo kě
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
渴念
kě niàn
yearning
饮鸩止渴 ( 飲鴆止渴 )
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
( 飲鴆止渴 )
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
渴盼
kě pàn
thirst for / look forward to eagerly / wish eagerly / earnestly hope
饥餐渴饮 ( 飢餐渴飲 )
jī cān kě yǐn
eat when hungry and drink when thirsty / When one is hungry, he eats and when thirsty he drinks.
( 飢餐渴飲 )
渴慕
kě mù
to thirst for
远水解不了近渴 ( 遠水解不了近渴 )
yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě
Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.
( 遠水解不了近渴 )
思贤若渴 ( 思賢若渴 )
sī xián ruò kě
desire greatly to win the support of the wise / One's love for the able men is equal to one's thirst for water.
( 思賢若渴 )
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