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求
求
qiú
v. beg, ask, request; seek, pursue; require; demand (as opposed to supply); (math) find (out)
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CHARACTERS CONTAINING '求'
'求' is part of the following simplified words: 㐜 俅 救 求 球 裘 赇 逑
'求' is part of the following traditional words: 㐜 俅 救 求 球 裘 賕 逑
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
WRITE STROKE BY STROKE
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
SYNONYMS
欲 / 慾yù [n/v] to want, to desire; longing, desire; (lit.) require, demand
探 / 探tàn [v] visit; concern oneself with; stretch forward; spy into; explore; dip one's hand into sth.
寻 / 尋xún [v/m] look for, search, seek; ancient measure of length of about eight chi (see [尺])
EXAMPLES
供不应求
供不應求
gōng bú yìng qiú
phr. demand exceeds supply, supply falls short of demand
求婚
求婚
qiú hūn
v. propose
要求
要求
yāo qiú
n. requirement, demand, claim
女儿求妈妈让她穿裙子上学。
女兒求媽媽讓她穿裙子上學。
nǚ ér qiú mā ma ràng tā chuān qún zi shàng xué .
phr. The daughter begged her mother to let her go to school with skirt.
请求
請求
qǐng qiú
v./n. to ask, to request, to solicit, to petition; request, solicitation, petition
求职
求職
qiú zhí
phr. look for a job, job hunting
供求
供求
gōng qiú
n. supply and demand
求学
求學
qiú xué
v. study, seek knowledge, attend college
求教
求教
qiú jiào
v. ask for advice
求生
求生
qiú shēng
v. seek survival, possess the will to live
求全责备
求全責備
qiú quán zé bèi
idiom. demand perfection
求和
求和
qiú hé
v. to sue for peace, to seek a draw (in chess); (math) to sum up, to totalize
一票难求
一票難求
yí piào nán qiú
phr. hard to obtain even one ticket
吹毛求疵
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
idiom. blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect -- to carp, be fault-finding