渴kě
Ⅰ (口干想喝水) thirsty: 解 ~ quench one's thirst; 大家都感到有些 ~。 Everybody felt more or less thirsty. 他们在沙漠中迷路而 ~ 死了。 They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst.这里有开水, ~ 了请随便喝。 Here's some boiled water. Have a drink whenever you're thirsty. Ⅱ (迫切地) yearningly; thirstily; eagerly: ~ 念 yearn for Ⅲ (姓氏) a surname: ~ 谦 Ke Qian
另见 see also hé; jié。
◆渴慕 think of sb. with respect; admire; yearn for [after]; 渴求 be eager for [after; about]; hanker for [after]; 渴望 fall over oneself; on tiptoe; dying to thirst for; long for; be eager for; aspire; pine for; yearn for; hanker for; 渴望已久 have long eagerly awaited; 渴想 long for