| 欲 | yù | to wish for; to desiredesire; appetite; passion; lust; greed |
| 欲望 | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 食欲 | shí yù | appetite |
| 随心所欲 | suí xīn suǒ yù | to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom) |
| 嗜欲 | shì yù | lust |
| 情欲 | qíng yù | lust; desire; sensual |
| 摇摇欲坠 | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering; on the verge of collapse |
| 穷奢极欲 | qióng shē jí yù | to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance |
| 性欲 | xìng yù | sexual desire; lust |
| 欲念 | yù niàn | desire |
| 为所欲为 | wéi suǒ yù wéi | do whatever one pleases |
| 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 |
| 禁欲主义 | jìn yù zhǔ yì | asceticism |
| 贪欲 | tān yù | greed; avarice; rapacious; avid |
| 利欲 | lì yù | cupidity |
| 利欲心 | lì yù xīn | cupidity |
| 利欲熏心 | lì yù xūn xīn | lit. greed captivates the heart's tunnel; fig. obsessed with the desire for gain; overcome by greed (idiom) |
| 喷薄欲出 | pēn bó yù chū | to emerge in blazing glory (idiom) |
| 垂涎欲滴 | chuí xián yù dī | to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for |
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 |
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) |
| 几欲 | jī yù | almost; nearly going to |
| 从心所欲 | cóng xīn suǒ yù | whatever you like; to do as one pleases |
| 性欲高潮 | xìng yù gāo cháo | orgasm |
| 恣欲 | zì yù | to follow lustful desires |
| 欲壑难填 | yù hè nán tián | bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed; carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment |
| 欲火 | yù huǒ | lust |
| 欲火焚身 | yù huǒ fén shēn | burning with desire |
| 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) |
| 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 |
欲加之罪，
何患无辞 | yù jiā zhī zuì ,
hé huàn wú cí | If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. |
| 欲取姑予 | yù qǔ gū yǔ | variant of 欲取姑与; to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) |
| 欲取姑与 | yù qǔ gū yǔ | to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) |
欲善其事，
必先利其器 | 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 |
| 欲振乏力 | yù zhèn fá lì | to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom) |
| 欲擒故纵 | yù qín gù zòng | In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better |
| 欲海 | yù hǎi | ocean of lust (Buddhist term); worldly desires |
| 欲益反损 | yù yì fǎn sǔn | wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears. |
| 欲绝 | yù jué | heart-broken; inconsolable |
| 欲罢不能 | yù bà bù néng | want to stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up |
| 欲盖弥彰 | yù gài mí zhāng | trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse. |
| 欲速则不达 | yù sù zé bù dá | lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; don't try to run before you can walk |
| 欲速而不达 | yù sù ér bù dá | lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed; also written 欲速则不达 |
| 求知欲 | qiú zhī yù | desire for knowledge |
| 淫欲 | yín yù | lust |
| 物欲世界 | wù yù shì jiè | the world of material desires (Buddhism) |
| 物欲 | wù yù | material desire; craving for material things |
| 兽欲 | shòu yù | beastly desire |
| 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 |
