Definition
欲 is a bound morpheme (not a standalone word) meaning 'desire' or 'want to', found in formal or literary compounds. It appears in nouns like 欲望 ('desire'), 食欲 ('appetite'), and in set phrases like 欲哭无泪 ('to be beyond tears') where it means 'about to, on the point of'. As a bound form, it cannot be used alone as a verb — you must attach it to another element.
b.f.
(bound form) desirewish (as in 欲望, 食欲)(bound form, literary) about toon the point of (as in 欲言又止, 欲哭无泪)
Examples
- 。Rén de yù wàng shì wúqióng de.Human desires are endless.
- 欲，。Tā yù yán yòu zhǐ, sìhū yǒu huà yào shuō.He wanted to speak but stopped, as if he had something to say.
- 。Tā duì xuéxí de qiúzhī yù hěn qiáng.His desire for learning is very strong.
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