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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 欲望

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
欲望 yù wàng - desire; longing; appetite; craving

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 3,606 4,920 3,099

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
wàng- full moon
- to hope
- to expect
- to visit
- to gaze (into the distance)
- to look towards
- towards
wàng- 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
- old variant of 望[wang4]

Other Words Containing 欲望

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
欲望 6 7 3,606 4,920 3,099