desire; passion; lust; a strong wish to achieve a goal or satisfy a physical or psychological need

desire for food; appetite

(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do whatever one wants to do

sexual desire; sexual urge

to do whatever one likes without any restraint or concern for others; to have one's own way

to intend to do something; to want to; to wish to

Suppress or restrain worldly pleasures or physical desires, especially sexual desire; practice abstinence

to speak freely and fully without reservation; to say all that one has on one's mind to one's heart's content

to be eager to give something a try; describes being excited and ready to take action, often contrasted with the negative [[蠢蠢欲动|蠢蠢欲動|chun3 chun3 yu4 dong4]]

(idiom) to begin to stir; to get restless or become threatening; originally used to describe insects moving, it now metaphorically describes enemies or wrongdoers preparing to take action or cause trouble

lust; sexual passion; sexual desire

to be so pained or grieved that one no longer wishes to live; to be utterly devastated

To want to cry but be unable to find tears; describes a state of extreme grief, frustration, or helplessness.

wanting to stop but being unable to do so; to feel an urge to continue or be compelled to carry on with something

Describes a feeling of being light on one's feet, graceful, or as if floating away from the mortal world like an immortal

(idiom) literally "ready to appear at a call"; used to describe a painting or literary character that is portrayed so vividly they seem ready to step off the page; lifelike; true to life

(idiom) ear-splittingly loud; a sound so intense that it seems as if it will make one's ears go deaf

to start to say something but then hesitate and stop; to swallow one's words

to have a poor appetite; loss of appetite; inappetence; anorexia

craving for material things or physical enjoyment

drowsy; sleepy; feeling very tired or lethargic, as if about to fall asleep

shaking and on the verge of collapse; describes an unstable building, status, or situation that is about to fall apart

to hope to; to try to obtain; to want

to be overcome with grief; to be heartbroken to the point of collapse or death

an insatiable desire for money or possessions; avarice; rapacity

personal or selfish desire; greediness

human desires or passions

To deliberately let someone go or relax control in order to make them let down their guard, making it easier to capture or control them later.

burning desire or lust; sexual passion that is as intense as a fire

To give free rein to one's desires; to indulge in excessive sexual gratification or sensual pleasures without restraint.

carnal desire; lust; sexual appetite of the flesh

to control or restrain one's desires; specifically refers to sexual abstinence or moderation

to await with great expectation or anxiety; literally to gaze until one's eyes pierce through

trying to cover up a mistake or truth only makes it more obvious; the more one hides, the more one is exposed

the range of human feelings and sensory pleasures

desire; craving; lust

To be obsessed with the desire for personal gain; blinded by a lust for profit.

(idiom) to drool with desire; to hunger for or envy something; to want something extremely badly, sometimes used in a negative sense of greed

(idiom) haste makes waste; rushing into a task can lead to mistakes and prevent one from reaching their goal; originally from the Analects of Confucius

The desire to seek or acquire knowledge; intellectual curiosity

Literally "the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease"; used to describe how objective circumstances often go against one's wishes. It is frequently used alongside [[子欲养而亲不待|子欲養而親不待|zi3 yu4 yang3 er2 qin1 bu4 dai4]] to lament that by the time children are ready to care for their parents, the parents have already passed away.

To have a mind free from worldly distractions and possess very few personal desires; often used to describe a disciplined or ascetic lifestyle

Literally "wind fills the tower before the mountain rain comes"; describes the tense atmosphere or warning signs that precede a major event. Originally from a Tang Dynasty poem by [[许浑|許渾|xu3 hun2]].

sexual desire; lust; concupiscence

having few desires; moderate in one's appetites; ascetic

The desire for personal gain and selfish interests; cupidity.

the belief or practice of self-denial and refraining from physical pleasures; asceticism

The craving for fine food and drink; gluttony or the simple appetite for eating

to indulge in a life of extreme luxury and unrestrained desire; used to describe excessive greed and decadence