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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 3 Writing 3

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4.

How to Use 求

Requesting or demanding something

The character 求 indicates making a request or asking for something.

要求 • yāo qiú • requirement • HSK 3

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 求

需求 • xū qiú • need; requirement

HSK 6

xū需

qiú

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

yòng用

xiān

Information

Pinyinqiú

Meaningto seek, request, or demand

Strokes7

Radical水

Traditional求

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#523

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+6C42

CangjieIJE

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yāo要

qiú求

requirement

请求 • qǐng qiú • request; demand; beg • HSK 5

HSK 5

qǐng请

qiú求

request; demand; beg

征求 • zhēng qiú • solicit; seek; ask for • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhēng征

qiú求

solicit; seek; ask for

Seeking or striving for something

The character 求 expresses the idea of pursuing or making an effort to achieve something.

追求 • zhuī qiú • seek; pursue; woo • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhuī追

qiú求

seek; pursue; woo

力求 • lì qiú • to make every effort to • HSK 6

HSK 6

lì力

qiú求

to make every effort to

谋求 • móu qiú • seek; strive for • HSK 6

HSK 6

móu谋

qiú求

seek; strive for

求

need; requirement

寻求 • xún qiú • to seek; to look for

HSK 3.0 · L6

xún寻

qiú求

to seek; to look for

求助 • qiú zhù • to request help

HSK 3.0 · L6

qiú求

zhù助

to request help

求婚 • qiú hūn • to propose marriage

HSK 3.0 · L6

qiú求

hūn婚

to propose marriage

求救 • qiú jiù • to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)

HSK 3.0 · L6

qiú求

jiù救

to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)

求职 • qiú zhí • to seek employment

HSK 3.0 · L6

qiú求

zhí职

to seek employment

鲜

huā花

xiàng向

tā她

qiú求

ài爱

。

He wooed her with flowers in the park.

tā他

zài在

tàn探

qiú求

dá答

àn案

。

He is seeking the answer.

tā他

guì跪

xià下

lái来

qiú求

wǒ我

yuán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.

wǒ我

qǐng请

qiú求

nǐ你

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

。

I request your help.

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泵bèngpump
汞gǒngelement mercury
水shuǐwater
泉quánspring, fountain, source of water
泰tàigreat, peaceful, safe
永yǒngperpetual, eternal, forever

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