12 sentences for 欲 (yù)

1. 工欲善其事，必先利其器。

   gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì.

   A workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 欲王天下者，必先修其德。

   yù wàng tiān​xià zhě, bì xiān xiū qí dé.

   Those who wish to rule the world must first cultivate their virtue.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 欲知后事如何，且听下回分解。

   yù zhī hòu​shì rú​hé, qiě tīng xià huí fēn​jiě.

   To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next chapter.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 欲知详情，请参阅我们的网站。

   yù zhī xiáng​qíng, qǐng cān​yuè wǒ​men de wǎng​zhàn.

   For more details, please visit our website.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 欲速则不达。

   yù sù zé bù dá.

   Haste makes waste.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 他想掩盖事实，结果反而欲盖弥彰。

   tā xiǎng yǎn​gài shì​shí, jié​guǒ fǎn'ér yù gài mí zhāng.

   He tried to cover up the facts, but it only made them more obvious.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 欲知更多活动详情，敬请关注官方网站。

   yù zhī gèng duō huó​dòng xiáng​qíng, jìng​qǐng guān​zhù guān​fāng wǎng​zhàn.

   For more event details, please follow the official website.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 写这篇文章时，他采用了欲扬先抑的手法。

   xiě zhè piān wén​zhāng shí, tā cǎi​yòng le yù yáng xiān yì de shǒu​fǎ.

   In writing this article, he used the technique of initial suppression followed by praise.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 无止境的贪欲最终会让人走向毁灭。

   wú zhǐ​jìng de tān yù zuì​zhōng huì ràng rén zǒu​xiàng huǐ​miè.

   Endless greed will eventually lead a person to destruction.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 他一时间利欲昏迷，竟然做出了这种违法的蠢事。

    tā yī​shí​jiān lì yù hūn​mí, jìng​rán zuò​chū le zhè zhǒng wéi​fǎ de chǔn​shì.

    Blinded by greed for a moment, he actually committed such a stupid and illegal act.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 天欲下雨，我们还是快点回家吧。

    tiān yù xià​yǔ, wǒ​men hái​shi kuài diǎn huí​jiā ba.

    It looks like it's going to rain; we'd better go home quickly.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 强烈的求知欲促使他不断学习。

    qiáng​liè de qiú​zhī yù cù​shǐ tā bù​duàn xué​xí.

    A strong thirst for knowledge drives him to keep learning.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary