"渴" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kě thirsty
Results beginning with 渴
 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for
 kě qiú to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire
 kě mù to thirst for
 kě bù kě nài to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
Approximate Results for 渴
 jī kě hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
 kǒu kě thirsty
 jiě kě to quench
 gān kě parched / dry mouth
 xiāo kě condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom) / eagerly / to long for sth
 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
 wàng méi zhǐ kě lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
穿 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
 ài cái ruò kě (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
 chōng jī zhǐ kě to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
 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)
 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
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