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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 物欲

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
物欲 wù yù - material desire
- craving for material things

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
- - 50,142 32,656 18,278

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
物 wù- (bound form) thing
- (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
欲 yù- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
欲 yù- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed

Other Words Containing 物欲

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
物欲 - - 50,142 32,656 18,278