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求
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Definitions
- 1. to seek
- 2. to look for
- 3. to request
- 4. to demand
- 5. to beseech
Example Sentences
1 shown他請 求 10%。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 求
to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
to request; to ask
anxious to learn
in order to
to seek the truth
to sue for mercy
lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom)
claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
to solicit
to demand; to call for; to petition
to make extravagant demands
to seek
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
to seek a teacher desiring to study
to seek consensus
to beg
(math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)
(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed
supply exceeds demand
diligent and tireless (idiom)
to settle for second best
to implore
to demand perfection (idiom)
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
to ask for sth and receive it
supply does not meet demand
exorbitant demands
see 不求人[bù qiú rén]
to ask for help
to ask
to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)
to pray for
to pursue greedily
to seek compensation
insatiably greedy (idiom)
to seek; to look for
assiduous and painstaking
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
to grant whatever is asked for
to make every effort to
to seek the truth from facts
to insist on
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
to seek proof
Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning
to extort confession by torture
marketing message
to make progress while ensuring stability
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied
to seek
to plea for leniency
to aim low
supply and demand (economics)
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
to require a solution
to crave day and night; to strongly desire
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
to beg
to kneel and beg forgiveness
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Kyrie Eleison (section of Catholic mass)
to propose marriage
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
to seek knowledge
demanding
to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
to seek the truth from facts
see 求全責備|求全责备[qiú quán zé bèi]
to beg
to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter)
to ask for help
Mauritius
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
to endure humiliation to preserve unity
The path of learning can never be smooth.
to implore
to rely on the help of relatives and friends
to proposition a woman
lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
to urge
aggregate social demand
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jīn yōng] novels
see 問道於盲|问道于盲[wèn dào yú máng]
to woo
to seek medical treatment
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
to request help
cover letter
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
to study
to make endless exorbitant demands
to call upon others for help
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
to seek after
job applicant
to inquire
to long for
supply exceeds demand
lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
to ask for advice
survival
the will to live
incessant exorbitant demands
desire for knowledge
to request
to seek employment
to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous
to entreat
to seek survival
to track sth to its roots
to entreat piteously
to seek
to seek; to strive for
to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
(of a childless couple) to pray for a son
to sue for peace
to find the derivative (math.)
to stress
requirement
to accept a compromise
to search for sth
(traditional title of first readers)
inappropriate or presumptuous demands
aggregate demand
Munchausen syndrome
to seek
can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
to seek
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
to desire
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
not expecting any reward
to beg forgiveness