情欲

情慾

qíngyù

noun #20,923

Meanings

1 lust
2 desire
3 sensuality
4 carnal desire

Characters

feeling; emotion; passion

desire; wish; lust

Examples

HSK 7-9

文学作品常常探讨情欲与理性之间的冲突。

Wénxué zuòpǐn chángcháng tàntǎo qíngyù yǔ lǐxìng zhījiān de chōngtū.

Literary works often explore the conflict between desire and reason.

HSK 7-9

他努力压制内心的情欲。

Tā nǔlì yāzhì nèixīn de qíngyù.

He struggled to suppress the lust within him.

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情欲 is a formal or literary term for lust or carnal desire. It is not vulgar - it carries a philosophical or literary weight and is common in serious literature, philosophy, and religious texts. In everyday speech, 欲望 (desire) is more neutral.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

欲 yù