欲望

欲望 yùwàng in a sentence

Passion (desire)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

欲望 (yùwàng) means Passion (desire). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他有强烈的求知 欲望 。

Tā yǒu qiángliè de qiúzhī yùwàng.

He has a strong desire for knowledge.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 欲望

过多的 欲望 会让人痛苦。

Guò duō de yùwàng huì ràng rén tòngkǔ.

Too many desires bring suffering.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 欲望

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How is 欲望 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 欲望 (yùwàng, "Passion (desire)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 欲望 an HSK word?

Yes — 欲望 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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