| 渴 | [ kě ] thirsty |
| 渴不可耐 | [ kě bù kě naì ] to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it |
| 渴慕 | [ kě mù ] to thirst for |
| 渴望 | [ kě wàng ] to thirst for, to long for |
| 渴求 | [ kě qiú ] to long for, to crave for, to greatly desire |
| ⇒ 乾渴 | [ gān kě ] parched, dry mouth |
| ⇒ 充飢止渴 | [ chōng jī zhǐ kě ] to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom) |
| ⇒ 口渴 | [ koǔ kě ] thirsty |
| ⇒ 如飢似渴 | [ rú jī sì kě ] to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly, to long for sth |
| ⇒ 望梅止渴 | [ wàng meí zhǐ kě ] lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom), fig. to console oneself with illusions |
| ⇒ 消渴 | [ kě ] condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes |
| ⇒ 臨渴掘井 | [ lín kě jué jǐng ] lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty, to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) |
| ⇒ 臨渴穿井 | [ lín kě chuān jǐng ] lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision, to act when it is too late |
| ⇒ 解渴 | [ jiě kě ] to quench |
| ⇒ 遠水不解近渴 | [ yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě ] lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need, a slow remedy does not address immediate needs |
| ⇒ 飢渴 | [ jī kě ] hungry and thirsty, (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) |
| ⇒ 飲鴆止渴 | [ yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ] lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom), fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse |
