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征求

zhēng qiú

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 徵求

征求 (zhēng qiú) means "to solicit (opinions)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 征求 means

1. to solicit
2. to seek
3. to request (opinions, feedback etc)
4. to petition

The characters in 征求

• 征zhēngjourney; trip; expedition
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request

Example sentences

• 你应该向他征求意见。
  You ought to ask him for advice.
• 汤姆很不高兴，因为她从来不征求他的意见。
  Tāngmǔ hěn bù gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā cóngláibù zhēngqiú tā de yìjiàn.
  Tom was unhappy because she wouldn't ask him anything.

Where 征求 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Facing Challenges & Confrontation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhēng qiú correctly.
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