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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
渴望 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
渴望 ＝ 渴 ＋ 望
ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ · kěwàng
verb — to long for, yearn for; to want something as urgently as a thirst

字源 FORM — what the parts do

渴thirsty (口渴)kě
望to gaze, hope for (希望)wàng
渴望，口渴的渴，希望的望。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

像口渴（渴）那樣，望（望）著遠處想要。
Wanting hits like thirst (渴): you gaze (望) toward the far-off thing you crave.
關 · Related
希望xīwàngto hope — the milder 望口渴kǒukěliterally thirsty — the everyday 渴