渴

远水不解近渴

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need

饥渴

jī kě

hungry and thirsty

饮鸩止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

干渴

gān kě

parched

充饥止渴

chōng jī zhǐ kě

to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

口渴

kǒu kě

thirsty

如饥似渴

rú jī sì kě

to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly

临渴掘井

lín kě jué jǐng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty

爱才若渴

ài cái ruò kě

(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people

临渴穿井

lín kě chuān jǐng

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision

望梅止渴

wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

求贤若渴

qiú xián ruò kě

(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people