渴

kě

Novice Level 2* ★ Core word
Stative verb

渴 (kě) is a Chinese word meaning “thirsty”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. thirsty

Stroke order

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Example

我很渴,想喝水。

I'm thirsty and want to drink water.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).