欲望 yùwàng desire

Traditional: 慾望

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 欲望 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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It means desire. A friend explains why they moved abroad. They say a strong desire to see the world kept growing, until they finally bought a ticket. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

欲望 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

欲望 — the Chinese character for desire (yùwàng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 欲望 — desire

欲 — 11 strokes
望 — 11 strokes

Characters in 欲望

欲 yù — desire; appetite; passion
望 wàng — full moon; to hope; to expect

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Where 欲望 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Feelings Practise

欲望 is pronounced yùwàng and means “desire”.