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求助

qiú zhù
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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

求
qiú

to seek

助
zhù

to help