Longing in Chinese
longing · HSK 6
欲望
- 欲 desire
- 望 to look
人的欲望是没有尽头的。 Human desire has no end.
Other ways to say longing
More words with 欲 or 望
How do you say longing in Chinese?
Longing in Chinese is 欲望 (yù wàng). You can also say 渴望 (kě wàng), 思念 (sī niàn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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