渴望 kěwàng▶ Merindukan; mendambakan

Stroke order

渴望 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 渴 — 12 strokes
• 望 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to thirst for
2. to long for

Related words

• 威望prestise
• 展望harapan
• 指望mengharapkan; mengandalkan
• 探望Mengunjungi; kunjungan
• 期望Mengharapkan
• 欲望keinginan

渴望 is pronounced kěwàng and means “Merindukan; mendambakan”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 渴望 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.