EAGER  心切急

INTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM.
KEENENTHUSIASTICAVIDFERVENTARDENTMOTIVATEDWHOLEHEARTEDDEDICATEDCOMMITTEDEARNESTINFORMAL GUNG-HOANXIOUSIMPATIENTLONGINGYEARNINGWISHINGHOPINGHOPEFULON THE EDGE OF ONE'S SEATON TENTERHOOKSON PINS AND NEEDLESINFORMAL ITCHINGGAGGINGDYING
Hypernym
  • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
    • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
      • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
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.
      Hyponym
      • DILIGENT　EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT.
        • CULTIVATE　Be DILIGENT TRYING to BASICALLY IMPROVE ONESELF.
        • EARNEST　DILIGENT AND SERIOUS IN-RELATION-TO one's SELF:own BELIEFS AND ASPIRATIONS....
        • CAUTIOUS　DILIGENT IN-RELATION-TO AVOIDING DANGER.
        • DETAILED　DILIGENT so as to pay ATTENTION to EVEN UNIMPORTANT PARTS of something.
        • TIRELESS　ENDURINGLY DILIGENT.
        • PEDANTIC　EXCESSIVELY DILIGENT
        • HONEST　MORALLY DILIGENT TENDING TO SPEAK TRUE AND NOT TO LIE.
      • GREEDY　EAGER to POSSESS MORE than one NEEDS.
        • CORRUPT　GREEDY AND CRIMINAL IN THE CONDUCT OF ADMINISTRATION
      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 ／

      • 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.

        ZELUS

      • 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

      急  jí OC: krɯb MC: kip 19 AttributionsWD

      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 AttributionsWD

      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)
      亟  jí OC: kɯɡ MC: kɨk 2 AttributionsWD

      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 AttributionsWD

      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
      酣  hān OC: ɡaam MC: ɦɑm 2 AttributionsWD

      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 dzrɯsCH 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vadNbusy; meddlesomeCH
      • VPibe over-busy; be meddlesome, act like a busybodyCH
      不反  bù fǎn MC: pjut pjonX OC: pɯʔ panʔCH 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPicontinuativenever stop to thinkCH
      偲  sī OC: snɯ MC: sɨ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vieager, keen
      冒  mào OC: muuɡs MC: mɑu 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • nabactover-eagerness
      • vadNeager; craving
      • vt+prep+NZUO: be eager after (concrete things)
      不反  fōu fān MC: pjuw phjon OC: pɯ phanCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPicontinuativenever stop to thinkCH
      不反  fōu fān MC: pjuw phjon OC: pɯ phanCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPicontinuativenever stop to thinkCH
      匆  cōng OC: skhooŋ MC: tshuŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vi.redintensitivebe very eager and busy
      厭  yàn OC: qems MC: ʔiɛm 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vadVgluttonously
      怦  pēng OC: phreeŋ MC: phɣɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vi???(the heart) beat ??? earnest ??? eager ???
      磏  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD

      lián

        Syntactic words
      • vadNeager???
      覦  yú OC: lo MC: ji̯o 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viactbe covetous, have ambitious designs

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