求助

qiú zhù

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to request help
2. to appeal (for help)

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items

帮助

bāng zhù

assistance

请求帮助 (request help)

求救

qiú jiù

to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)

求救强调紧急危险情况 (求救 emphasizes urgent/dangerous situations)

Synonyms

1 item

求援

qiú yuán

to ask for help

求助比求援更口语 (求助 is more colloquial than 求援)

Usage notes

Collocations

求助后面常接“于”再引入求助对象，如“求助于专家”。 (求助 is often followed by 于 to introduce the person or source, e.g., 求助于专家.)

Common mistakes

“求助”本身含“求”字，勿再加“请求”，避免重复。 (求助 already contains 求, so do not add 请求 before it, as in 请求求助, to avoid redundancy.)

Example Sentences

4 shown

他遇到困难时总是向朋友求助。

He always turns to his friends for help when he encounters difficulties.

我向Bob 求助。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 833092)

湯姆向瑪麗求助。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6058644)

她向他求助。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 784083)

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Words Containing 求助

求助于人

qiú zhù yú rén

to call upon others for help

Child Words of 求助

to seek

to help

求助