Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 欲

to wish for
to desire
variant of 慾／欲 (yù)

desire
appetite
passion
lust
greed

material desire
craving for material things

lust

to desire
wants; appetites

cupidity

sexual desire
lust

desire; longing; appetite; craving

to sate one's lust

selfish desire

to indulge in debauchery

desire

carnal desire

almost
nearly going to

ocean of lust (Buddhist term)
worldly desires

heartbroken
inconsolable

to follow lustful desires

to be keen to ...
to be anxious to ...

lust

greed
avarice
rapacious
avid

Kama Sutra

(suffix) replete (with moisture)
glistening
plump and tender
lovely
alluring

sex-crazed woman

to suppress desire
self-restraint
asceticism

to intend to
intention; desire

sexual desire
lust

beastly desire

lust
desire
sensual

appetite

lust

cupidity

Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD)

desire for knowledge

oral stage (psychology)

anal stage (psychology)

chuíxiányùdī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
to hunger for

xìngyùgāocháo

orgasm

suíxīnsuǒyù

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

chánxiányùdī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom)
fig. to hunger for
greedy

yáoyáoyùzhuì

tottering
on the verge of collapse

xièyùgōngjù

sexual object

tóutòngyùliè

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)

quányùxūnxīn

obsessed by a craving for power
power-hungry

blinded by greed (idiom)

zhèn'ěryùlóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

yùhuǒfénshēn

burning with desire

wǒzuìyùmián

lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
It all ends in tears.

the world of material desires (Buddhism)

qīqíngliùyù

various emotions and desires

to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance

want to stop but can't (idiom)
to be unable to stop oneself
to feel an urge to continue

chǔnchǔnyùdòng

to begin to stir (idiom)
to get restless
to become threatening

qīngxīnguǎyù

(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence
abstemious
ascetic

wéisuǒyùwéi

(idiom) to do whatever one pleases

chàngsuǒyùyán

lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
to hold forth to one's heart's content

tòngbùyùshēng

to be so in pain as to not want to live
to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

yuèyuèyùshì

to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

yīchěngshòuyù

to give way to one's beastly lust

yùgàimízhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

asceticism

hūnhūnyùshuì

drowsy
sleepy (idiom)

yùhènántián

(idiom) insatiably greedy

chánxiányùchuí

see 饞涎欲滴／馋涎欲滴 (chánxiányùdī)

wàngyǎnyùchuān

to anxiously await

fēngyǔyùlái

lit. storm clouds approach
troubles lie ahead (idiom)

cóngxīnsuǒyù

whatever you like
to do as one pleases

to wish one were dead (idiom)
(fig.) to be in seventh heaven

lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
(of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
(of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed

variant of 欲取姑與／欲取姑与 (yùqǔgūyǔ)
to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

qióngshējíyù

to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

desire for good food

yùyányòuzhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

yùqíngùzòng

In order to capture, one must let loose.
to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

yùsùzébùdá

欲速则不达

[欲速則不達]

(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed

yùsù'érbùdá

欲速而不达

[欲速而不達]

see 欲速則不達／欲速则不达 (yùsùzébùdá)

shùyùjìng'érfēngbùzhǐ

树欲静而风不止

[樹欲靜而風不止]

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

yùjiāzhīzuì,héhuànwúcí

欲加之罪，何患无辞

[欲加之罪，何患無辭]

If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳／左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.

jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén

己所不欲，勿施于人

[己所不欲，勿施於人]

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

yùshànqíshì,bìxiānlìqíqì

欲善其事，必先利其器

[欲善其事，必先利其器]

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

bǎonuǎnsīyínyù,jīhánqǐdàoxīn

饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心

[飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心]

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

gōngyùshànqíshì,bìxiānlìqíqì

工欲善其事，必先利其器

[工欲善其事，必先利其器]

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job