渴望

kě wàng · ke wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to thirst for
  2. to long for

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)于(yú)上(shàng)大(dà)学(xué)有(yǒu)一(yì)种(zhǒng)渴(kě)望(wàng)。

I feel a yearning for the university.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)渴(kě)望(wàng)知(zhī)道(dào)前(qián)冠(guàn)军(jūn)得(dé)主(zhǔ)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)。

Everyone is anxious to know what has become of the former champion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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