渴 kě

“thirsty”

adjective, verbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

渴 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 734: 渴 kě — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 98

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用法How to use 渴

渴 means 'thirsty'. It is an adjective used to describe how someone feels, often with 了 to show a change ('have become thirsty') or with 很/不 ('very/not thirsty'). A common pattern is 人 + 渴了 or 人 + 很渴.

例句Example sentences

我渴了，想喝水。wǒ kě le, xiǎng hē shuǐ.I'm thirsty and want to drink water.
你渴不渴？nǐ kě bu kě?Are you thirsty?
跑了很久，他很渴。pǎo le hěn jiǔ, tā hěn kě.After running for a long time, he is very thirsty.