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. 他們在沙漠中迷路而 ～ 死了。 They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst.這里有開水， ～ 了請隨便喝。 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: ～ 謙 Ke Qian
另見 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