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HSK 6
渴
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (15)
饥渴
jīkě
hunger and thirst
口渴
kǒukě
thirsty
消渴
xiāokě
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
渴慕
kěmù
to thirst for
渴望
kěwàng
to thirst for
渴求
kěqiú
to long for
解渴
jiěkě
to quench
干渴
gānkě
parched
望梅止渴
wàngméizhǐkě
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
临渴穿井
línkěchuānjǐng
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
如饥似渴
rújīsìkě
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
充饥止渴
chōngjīzhǐkě
to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
临渴掘井
línkějuéjǐng
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
渴不可耐
kěbùkěnài
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
远水不解近渴
yuǎnshuǐbùjiějìnkě
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,971
- Word Frequency Rank
- 4,878 of 84,292