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