饥渴
jī kě
Pinyin

Definition

饥渴
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jī kě
  1. hungry and thirsty
  2. (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

渴望
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
口渴
kǒu kě
  1. 1 thirsty
渴
kě
  1. 1 thirsty
干渴
gān kě
  1. 1 parched
  2. 2 dry mouth
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
渴求
kě qiú
  1. 1 to long for
  2. 2 to crave for
  3. 3 to greatly desire
解渴
jiě kě
  1. 1 to quench
饥渴
jī kě
  1. 1 hungry and thirsty
  2. 2 (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
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 (6)

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
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
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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