EAGER    心切急

INTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for eagerness for something is jí 急 (ant. huǎn 緩 "uneager"). 2. Jí 疾 tends to refer to urgent eagerness. 3. Jí 亟 refers occasionally to a concrete urgent eagerness for something desired. 4. Hān 酣, normally "tipsy", is occasionally used to refer to eagerness of pursuit of something. 5. Lì 利 sometimes refers to the abstract attitude towards something as singularly and acutely profitable to one.
Modern Chinese Criteria
渴望 熱望 急切 急躁 心切 熱切 殷切 殷殷 切望 切盼 渴仰 翹企 眼巴巴 巴不得 倚門倚閭 延頸企踵 引領而望 企足而待 望 望穿秋水 夢寐以求 千金買骨 大旱望雲霓 望子成龍 教子心切 恨鐵不成鋼 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • DILIGENT　EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT. (anc: 14/0, child: 7)
  • GREEDY　EAGER to POSSESS MORE than one NEEDS. (anc: 14/0, child: 1)
See also
  • HOPEDESIRE that a FUTURE EVENT HAPPENS, OR BASIC DESIRE TO ACT in a certain NOT CERTAINLY POSSIBLE way.
  • URGENTIMPORTANT AND NEEDING QUICK REACTION.
Hypernym
  • DESIRE　GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED. (anc: 12/0, child: 11)
  • FEELING　NATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND. (anc: 11/0, child: 17)
  • REACT　CHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something. (anc: 10/0, child: 5)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    studiosus refers to someone full of eagerness to do something positive.

    ardens refers to fiery overeagerness.

    acer refers to energetic eagerness, as that of flames, positively conceived.

    vehemens refers to violent eagerness, negatively conceived.

    enixe refers adverbially to subservient eagerness as an attitude towards seniors.

    intente refers adverbially to eagerness typically of attention.

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

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  • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 13

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 197

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    aveo 'to be eager' [v. II] (Varro+)

    Derivatives: avidus 'desirous' (P1.+), aviditas 'greed; lust' (P1.+); avarus 'greedy,

    stingy (esp. with regard to money)' (Naev.+), avaritia 'greed of gain' (P1.+).

    • Words (16 items)

    急  jí OC: krɯb MC: kip 22 Attributions

    The current general word for eagerness for something is jí 急 (ant. huǎn 緩 "uneager").

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychurgent concern for something, urgent purpose
    • vadNurgent
    • vadVurgently, eagerly; assiduously
    • vigradedtry to be fast, be in a hurry; also of matters: be of urgent importance 甚急
    • vt(oN)show eagerness for the contextually determinate N
    • vt+V[0]be eager to
    • vtoNgradedbe keen on; deal with with urgency; seek with urgency, be extremely eager after; feel an urgent concern for; be urgently concerned with 急利甚
    疾  jí OC: dzid MC: dzit 16 Attributions

    Jí 疾 tends to refer to urgent eagerness.

      Syntactic words
    • nadNeager, assiduous
    • vadVintensely; acutely; stronly, vigorously; eagerly, energetically
    • vt+V[0]be eager to V
    • vtoNbe eager for (profit etc)
    酣  hān OC: ɡaam MC: ɦɑm 2 Attributions

    Hān 酣, normally "tipsy", is occasionally used to refer to eagerness of pursuit of something.

      Syntactic words
    • vadV(as if intoxicated>) in an engrossed way, enthusiastically
    好事  hào shì MC: xawH dzriH OC: qhuus dzrɯs 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNbusy; meddlesomeCH
    • VPibe over-busy; be meddlesome, act like a busybodyCH
    不反  bù fǎn MC: pjut pjonX OC: pɯʔ panʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPicontinuativenever stop to thinkCH
    亟  jí OC: kɯɡ MC: kɨk 2 Attributions

    Jí 亟 refers occasionally to a concrete urgent eagerness for something desired.

      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]be all eager to V
    • vtoNbe eager about (virtue etc)
    利  lì OC: rids MC: li 2 Attributions

    Lì 利 sometimes refers to the abstract attitude towards something as singularly and acutely profitable to one.

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-Veagerness for V-ingDS
    • vt+V[0]eager to VERB
    • vtoNstativebe greedy for, covet
    不反  fōu fān MC: pjuw phjon OC: pɯ phan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPicontinuativenever stop to thinkCH
    不反  fōu fān MC: pjuw phjon OC: pɯ phan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPicontinuativenever stop to thinkCH
    偲  sī OC: snɯ MC: sɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vieager, keen
    冒  mào OC: muuɡs MC: mɑu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabactover-eagerness
    • vadNeager; craving
    • vt+prep+NZUO: be eager after (concrete things)
    覦  yú OC: lo MC: ji̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactbe covetous, have ambitious designs
    匆  cōng OC: skhooŋ MC: tshuŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vi.redintensitivebe very eager and busy
    厭  yàn OC: qems MC: ʔiɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVgluttonously
    怦  pēng OC: phreeŋ MC: phɣɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vi???(the heart) beat ??? earnest ??? eager ???
    磏  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

    lián

      Syntactic words
    • vadNeager???