khao khát

Thân thiện

Một cậu bé khao khát có được chiếc diều bay cao trên bầu trời.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To thirst for; to crave for; to long for: To have a very strong, persistent, and often deep-seated desire for something, typically something significant, abstract, or difficult to attain. It implies an intensity akin to physical thirst.
   • To yearn for: To feel a profound sense of longing, often with a tinge of melancholy or hope.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy khao khát tình yêu và sự thấu hiểu. (She craves love and understanding.)
  • Anh ấy luôn khao khát được một lần đặt chân lên mặt trăng. (He has always longed to set foot on the moon.)
  • Những đứa trẻ khao khát kiến thức. (The children thirst for knowledge.)

Advanced Usage

• As a noun (less common): The feeling of intense longing itself.
  • Sự khao khát trong mắt cô ấy là không thể giấu được. (The yearning in her eyes was impossible to hide.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khát khao (v): A near-synonymous variant, also meaning to crave or yearn intensely. The nuance is very similar, and they are often interchangeable.
  • Anh ấy khát khao thành công. (He craves success.)

Synonyms

• To crave: To want something very much.
• To yearn: To have a deep, often sorrowful desire.
• To long for: To have a persistent wish.
• To desire ardently: To want something with great passion.

Related Idioms

• Khao khát cháy bỏng: To burn with desire; to have a blazing, all-consuming longing.
  • Cậu bé có một khao khát cháy bỏng được trở thành phi công. (The boy has a burning desire to become a pilot.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to thirst for; to crave for; to long for