渴 | ![]() | thirsty | ![]() ![]() | |
Results beginning with 渴 | ||||
渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for / to long for | ![]() ![]() | |
渴求 | kě qiú | to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire | ![]() ![]() | |
渴慕 | kě mù | to thirst for | ![]() | |
渴不可耐 | kě bù kě nài | to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it | ![]() | |
Approximate Results for 渴 | ||||
饥渴 | jī kě | hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) | ![]() | |
口渴 | kǒu kě | thirsty | ![]() ![]() | |
解渴 | jiě kě | to quench | ![]() | |
干渴 | gān kě | parched / dry mouth | ![]() ![]() | |
消渴 | xiāo kě | condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes | ![]() | |
如饥似渴 | rú jī sì kě | to hunger for sth (idiom) / eagerly / to long for sth | ![]() ![]() | |
饮鸩止渴 | yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě | lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse | ![]() | |
望梅止渴 | wàng méi zhǐ kě | lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions | ![]() ![]() | |
临渴穿井 | lín kě chuān jǐng | lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom) / fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late | ![]() | |
爱才若渴 | ài cái ruò kě | (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people | ![]() | |
充饥止渴 | chōng jī zhǐ kě | to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom) | ![]() | |
临渴掘井 | lín kě jué jǐng | lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) | ![]() ![]() | |
远水不解近渴 | yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě | lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs | ![]() |