| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 悱 | 悱 | fěi | - want but cannot speak |
| 想 | 想 | xiǎng | - to think - to believe - to suppose - to wish - to want - to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth) |
| 要 | 要 | yào | - important - vital - to want - to ask for - will - going to (as future auxiliary) - may - must - (used in a comparison) must be - probably - if |
| 需 | 需 | xū | - to require - to need - to want - necessity - need |
| 认脚 | 認腳 | rènjiǎo | - to know your right shoe from your left (colloquial) - to know which of two you want |
| 需要 | 需要 | xūyào | - to need - to want - to demand - to require - requirement - need |
| 愿意 | 願意 | yuànyì | - to wish - to want - ready - willing (to do sth) |
| 放任自流 | 放任自流 | fàngrènzìliú | - to let sb do whatever they want - to indulge - to give free reins to - to let things slide - to drift aimlessly - laissez-faire |
| 欲罢不能 | 欲罷不能 | yùbàbùnéng | - want to stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up |
| 鱼与熊掌 | 魚與熊掌 | yúyǔxióngzhǎng | - lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other - you can't always get everything you want - you can't have your cake and eat it |
| 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 | 魚與熊掌不可兼得 | yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé | - lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other - you can't always get everything you want - you can't have your cake and eat it |
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