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寻求

xún qiú

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 尋求

寻求 (xún qiú) means "to seek; to look for". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 寻求 means

1. to seek; to look for

The characters in 寻求

• 寻xúnto search; to look for; to seek
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request

Example sentences

• 你需要寻求协助。
  You need to seek help.
• 你也许要寻求他的帮助。
  Nǐ yěxǔ yào xúnqiú tā de bāngzhù.
  Perhaps you will seek his aid.
• 他寻求他的朋友的帮助。
  He turned to his friends for help.
• 格列佛为寻求探险而旅行。
  Gé liè Fó wèi xúnqiú tànxiǎn ér lǚxíng.
  Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.
• Tom向Mary寻求建议。
  Tom asked Mary for her advice.
• 萨米试图寻求帮助，但没人帮他。
  Sami was trying to get help and nobody would help him.

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