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求

qiú

HSK 3 Character

What 求 means

1. to seek
2. to look for
3. to request
4. to demand
5. to beseech

Example sentences

• 知己难求。
  Zhījǐ nán qiú.
  A real friend is like a rare bird.
• 我恳求您了。
  Wǒ kěnqiú nín le.
  I beg you.
• 她向他求助。
  She asked him for help.
• 她向我求助。
  She asked me for help.
• 他的要求如下。
  Tā de yāoqiú rúxià.
  His request was as follows.
• 他们要求加薪。
  Tāmen yāoqiú jiāxīn.
  They asked for an increase of salary.

Words starting with 求

• 求助qiú zhùto request help; to appeal (for help)
• 求职qiú zhíto seek employment
• 求学qiú xuéto pursue one's studies; to attend school; to seek knowledge
• 求婚qiú hūnto propose marriage
• 求救qiú jiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
• 求生qiú shēngto seek survival; to possess the will to live
• 求职者qiú zhí zhějob applicant
• 求得qiú déto ask for sth and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain
• 求证qiú zhèngto seek proof; to seek confirmation
• 求知qiú zhīanxious to learn; keen for knowledge
• 求教qiú jiàoto ask for advice; seeking instruction
• 求人qiú rénto ask for help; to ask a favor; to recruit talented people
• 求饶qiú ráoto beg forgiveness
• 求爱qiú àito woo
• 求情qiú qíngto plea for leniency; to ask for a favor
• 求援qiú yuánto ask for help
• 求购qiú gòuto seek to purchase; to be looking to buy (sth)
• 求之不得qiú zhī bù délit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
• 求索qiú suǒto search for sth; to seek; to quest
• 求医qiú yīto seek medical treatment; to see a doctor
• 求知欲qiú zhī yùdesire for knowledge
• 求解qiú jiěto require a solution; to seek to solve (an equation)
• 求是qiú shìto seek the truth
• 求见qiú jiànto ask to see (sb); to request a meeting (with sb)

Words containing 求

• 要求yāo qiúto request; to require; requirement
• 追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
• 请求qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request
• 征求zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc)
• 需求xū qiúrequirement; to require; (economics) demand
• 实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
• 谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for
• 供不应求gōng bù yìng qiúsupply does not meet demand
• 精益求精jīng yì qiú jīng(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
• 急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result…
• 寻求xún qiúto seek; to look for
• 力求lì qiúto make every effort to; striving to do one's best
• 哀求āi qiúto entreat; to implore; to plead
• 恳求kěn qiúto beg; to beseech; to entreat
• 祈求qí qiúto pray for; to appeal
• 以求yǐ qiúin order to
• 供求gōng qiúsupply and demand (economics)
• 梦寐以求mèng mèi yǐ qiú(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet
• 央求yāng qiúto implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
• 渴求kě qiúto long for; to crave for; to greatly desire
• 强求qiǎng qiúto insist on; to demand; to impose
• 乞求qǐ qiúto beg
• 讲求jiǎng qiúto stress; to emphasize; particular about sth
• 苛求kē qiúdemanding

Characters that look like 求

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 库kùwarehouse; storehouse; (file) library
• 京jīngcapital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old)
• 夜yènight
• 虎hǔtiger
• 汞gǒngmercury (chemistry)
• 孝xiàofilial piety or obedience; mourning apparel

Sounds the same

Read qiú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 球ball used for playing games (variant of 球
• 囚prisoner
• 裘fur; fur coat
• 虬young dragon with horns
• 逑collect; to match
• 仇spouse; companion
• 酋tribal chief
• 俅ornamental cap
• 犰used in 犰狳
• 泅to swim (bound form)
• 遒strong; vigorous; robust
• 璆(gem); to tinkle