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欲 (yù): desire; wish; longing

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noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: desire; wish; longing
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
Strokes: 11
Radical: 欠
Structure: 左右结构

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desire
wish
longing
to wish
to desire
about to
on the point of (in classical Chinese)

Chinese explanation

想要得到某种东西或达到某种目的
愿望、希望
将要、快要，表示事情即将发生。

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