# 渴望 (kěwàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 渴望 (kěwàng) means “to thirst for; to long for”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to thirst for; to long for
- Pinyin: kěwàng (ke3 wang4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 每个人都渴望幸福的生活。
  Měi gè rén dōu kěwàng xìngfú de shēnghuó.
  Everyone longs for a happy life.

## Characters

- [渴](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-thirsty/) (kě): thirsty
- [望](https://hanziro.com/word/wang-gaze/) (wàng): to gaze; to look towards

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-wang-thirst/

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