干渴
gān kě
Pinyin

Definition

干渴
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gān kě
  1. parched
  2. dry mouth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
乾坤
qián kūn
  1. 1 yin and yang
  2. 2 heaven and earth
  3. 3 the universe
乾隆
Qián lóng
  1. 1 Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bǎo Qīn wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hóng lì], reigned 1735-1799
口渴
kǒu kě
  1. 1 thirsty
渴
kě
  1. 1 thirsty
渴求
kě qiú
  1. 1 to long for
  2. 2 to crave for
  3. 3 to greatly desire
饥渴
jī kě
  1. 1 hungry and thirsty
  2. 2 (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
乾
qián
  1. 1 old variant of 乾[qián]
乾安
Qián ān
  1. 1 Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
干渴
gān kě
  1. 1 parched
  2. 2 dry mouth
乾县
Qián Xiàn
  1. 1 Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
乾陵
Qián líng
  1. 1 Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
消渴
xiāo kě
  1. 1 condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
渴慕
kě mù
  1. 1 to thirst for
解渴
jiě kě
  1. 1 to quench
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Idioms (9)

充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
  1. 1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to change the course of events
  3. 3 to turn things around
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
  1. 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 a radical change
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
  1. 1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
  1. 1 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. 2 to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. 1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2 to act when it is too late
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

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