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HSK Vocabulary: 求

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要求

yāo qiú

requirement

征求

zhēng qiú

solicit; seek; ask for

请求

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 求 is used in context

tā他

guì跪

xià下

lái来

qiú求

wǒ我

yuán

Information

Pinyinqiú

Meaningto seek

Strokes7

Radical水

Traditional求

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#523

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+6C42

CangjieIJE

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qǐng qiú

request; demand; beg

HSK 5

追求

zhuī qiú

seek; pursue; woo

供不应求

gōng bù yìng qiú

demand exceeds supply

力求

lì qiú

to make every effort to

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实事求是

shí shì qiú shì

base on facts; be practical and realistic

急于求成

jí yú qiú chéng

be anxious for success

精益求精

jīng yì qiú jīng

constantly striving for perfection

谋求

móu qiú

seek; strive for

需求

xū qiú

need; requirement

乞求

qǐ qiú

Beg

供求

gōng qiú

Supply and demand

刻舟求剑

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

carve a boat to seek a sword / act out an irrelevant solution to a problem

哀求

āi qiú

Beg / plead

原

liàng谅

tā他

。

He knelt down to beg me to forgive him.

tā他

zhuī追

qiú求

zì自

jǐ己

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

He pursues his dreams.

tā她

chū出

guó国

qiú求

xué学

shēn深

zào造

。

She goes abroad to seek knowledge.

wǒ我

qǐng请

qiú求

nǐ你

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

。

I request your help.

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