| 求知欲 | qiú zhī yù | desire for knowledge |  |
| 肛欲期 | gāng yù qī | anal stage (psychology) | |
| 口欲期 | kǒu yù qī | oral stage (psychology) | |
| 利欲心 | lì yù xīn | cupidity | |
| 暾欲谷 | Tūn yù gǔ | Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD) | |
| 随心所欲 | suí xīn suǒ yù | to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases (idiom) |  |
| 畅所欲言 | chàng suǒ yù yán | lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content | |
| 蠢蠢欲动 | chǔn chǔn yù dòng | to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening | |
| 跃跃欲试 | yuè yuè yù shì | to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) | |
| 呼之欲出 | hū zhī yù chū | 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 | |
| 为所欲为 | wéi suǒ yù wéi | to do whatever one pleases | |
| 摇摇欲坠 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering / on the verge of collapse | |
| 震耳欲聋 | zhèn ěr yù lóng | ear-splitting (idiom) / deafening | |
| 痛不欲生 | tòng bù yù shēng | to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead | |
| 昏昏欲睡 | hūn hūn yù shuì | drowsy / sleepy (idiom) | |
| 望眼欲穿 | wàng yǎn yù chuān | to anxiously await | |
| 垂涎欲滴 | chuí xián yù dī | to drool with desire (idiom) / to envy / to hunger for | |
| 利欲熏心 | lì yù xūn xīn | blinded by greed (idiom) | |
| 馋涎欲滴 | chán xián yù dī | lit. to drool with desire (idiom) / fig. to hunger for / greedy | |
| 从心所欲 | cóng xīn suǒ yù | whatever you like / to do as one pleases | |
| 喷薄欲出 | pēn bó yù chū | to be on the verge of eruption (idiom) / (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance | |
| 穷奢极欲 | qióng shē jí yù | to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom) / extreme extravagance | |
| 我醉欲眠 | wǒ zuì yù mián | lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom) / (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature) | |
| 减食欲药 | | anorexiant | |
| 无性欲者 | | asexual | |
| 馋涎欲垂 | chán xián yù chuí | see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1] | |
| 风雨欲来 | fēng yǔ yù lái | lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom) | |
| 禁欲主义 | jìn yù zhǔ yì | asceticism | |
| 口腹之欲 | kǒu fù zhī yù | desire for good food | |
| 清心寡欲 | qīng xīn guǎ yù | (idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence / abstemious / ascetic | |
| 权欲熏心 | quán yù xūn xīn | obsessed by a craving for power / power-hungry | |
| 头痛欲裂 | tóu tòng yù liè | to have a splitting headache (idiom) | |
| 物欲世界 | wù yù shì jiè | the world of material desires (Buddhism) | |
| 泄欲工具 | xiè yù gōng jù | sexual object | |
| 性欲高潮 | xìng yù gāo cháo | orgasm | |
| 一逞兽欲 | yī chěng shòu yù | to give way to one's beastly lust | |
| 纵欲杀手 | zòng yù shā shǒu | spree | |
| 食欲抑制剂 | | anorectic agent | |
| 食欲抑制药 | | appetite depressant | |
| 抑制食欲的 | | anorectic (adj.) | |
| 树欲静而风不止 | shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ | lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not | |
| 禁欲、专一、避孕套 | | Abstain, Be faithful, use a Condom / ABC approach | |
| 己所不欲，勿施于人 | jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén | 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. | |
| 已所不欲，勿施于人 | yǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén | Do not do to others what you do not wish others to do to you (Confucius) | |
| 饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心 | bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn | lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom) | |
| 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
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