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Trad |
Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
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哀求 |
哀求 |
[ai1 qiu2] |
/to entreat/to implore/to plead/ |
6548
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1 |
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白求恩 |
白求恩 |
[Bai2 Qiu2 en1] |
/Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning/ |
6544
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1 |
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不求人 |
不求人 |
[bu4 qiu2 ren2] |
/backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)/ |
5264
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1 |
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不求甚解 |
不求甚解 |
[bu4 qiu2 shen4 jie3] |
/lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview/not bothered with the details/superficial/content with shallow understanding/ |
6342
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1 |
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不求收獲 |
不求收获 |
[bu4 qiu2 shou1 huo4] |
/not expecting any reward/not asking for favors/ |
6803
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1 |
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不求有功，但求無過 |
不求有功，但求无过 |
[bu4 qiu2 you3 gong1 , dan4 qiu2 wu2 guo4] |
/lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)/fig. to take a risk-averse approach/ |
3521
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1 |
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不忮不求 |
不忮不求 |
[bu4 zhi4 bu4 qiu2] |
/(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed/to live a simple life, free from worldly desires/ |
1992
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1 |
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吹毛求疵 |
吹毛求疵 |
[chui1 mao2 qiu2 ci1] |
/lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious/nitpick/ |
6342
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1 |
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促求 |
促求 |
[cu4 qiu2] |
/to urge/ |
6212
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1 |
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存異求同 |
存异求同 |
[[cun2yi4-qiu2tong2]] |
/see 求同存異|求同存异[qiu2tong2-cun2yi4]/ |
519
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2 |
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獨孤求敗 |
独孤求败 |
[Du2 gu1 Qiu2 bai4] |
/Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels/ |
4408
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1 |
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反求諸己 |
反求诸己 |
[fan3 qiu2 zhu1 ji3] |
/to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else/ |
6722
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1 |
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訪求 |
访求 |
[fang3 qiu2] |
/to seek/to search for/ |
6588
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1 |
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訪師求學 |
访师求学 |
[fang3 shi1 qiu2 xue2] |
/to seek a teacher desiring to study/ |
6966
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1 |
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剛需 |
刚需 |
[[gang1xu1]] |
/(economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand (abbr. for 剛性需求|刚性需求[gang1xing4 xu1qiu2])/ |
513
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2 |
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告求 |
告求 |
[gao4 qiu2] |
/to ask/ |
6131
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1 |
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供不應求 |
供不应求 |
[gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2] |
/supply does not meet demand/ |
6753
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1 |
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供大於求 |
供大于求 |
[gong1 da4 yu2 qiu2] |
/supply exceeds demand/ |
6803
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1 |
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供過於求 |
供过于求 |
[gong1 guo4 yu2 qiu2] |
/supply exceeds demand/ |
6648
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1 |
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供求 |
供求 |
[gong1 qiu2] |
/supply and demand (economics)/ |
6181
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1 |
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跪地求饒 |
跪地求饶 |
[gui4 di4 qiu2 rao2] |
/to kneel and beg forgiveness/ |
6550
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1 |
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急於求成 |
急于求成 |
[ji2 yu2 qiu2 cheng2] |
/anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success/impatient for result/impetuous/ |
6342
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1 |
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講求 |
讲求 |
[jiang3 qiu2] |
/to stress/to emphasize/particular about sth/to strive for/ |
6823
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1 |
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精益求精 |
精益求精 |
[[jing1yi4qiu2jing1]] |
/(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting/ |
950
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2 |
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苛求 |
苛求 |
[ke1 qiu2] |
/demanding/ |
6329
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1 |
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渴求 |
渴求 |
[ke3 qiu2] |
/to long for/to crave for/to greatly desire/ |
6296
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1 |
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可遇不可求 |
可遇不可求 |
[ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2] |
/can be discovered but not sought (idiom)/one can only come across such things serendipitously/ |
4988
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1 |
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刻意求工 |
刻意求工 |
[ke4 yi4 qiu2 gong1] |
/assiduous and painstaking/ |
6823
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1 |
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刻舟求劍 |
刻舟求剑 |
[ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4] |
/lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances/ |
6342
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1 |
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懇求 |
恳求 |
[ken3 qiu2] |
/to beg/to beseech/to entreat/entreaty/ |
6126
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1 |
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苦苦哀求 |
苦苦哀求 |
[ku3 ku3 ai1 qiu2] |
/to entreat piteously/to implore/ |
6571
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1 |
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力求 |
力求 |
[li4 qiu2] |
/to make every effort to/striving to do one's best/ |
6574
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1 |
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毛里求斯 |
毛里求斯 |
[[Mao2li3qiu2si1]] |
/Mauritius/ |
464
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2 |
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蒙求 |
蒙求 |
[meng2 qiu2] |
/(traditional title of first readers)/primary education/teaching the ignorant/light to the barbarian/ |
6944
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1 |
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夢寐以求 |
梦寐以求 |
[[meng4mei4yi3qiu2]] |
/(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)/(fig.) to deeply long for; to covet/ |
59
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2 |
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謀求 |
谋求 |
[[mou2qiu2]] |
/to seek; to strive for/ |
864
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2 |
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祈求 |
祈求 |
[qi2 qiu2] |
/to pray for/to appeal/ |
6296
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1 |
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乞求 |
乞求 |
[qi3 qiu2] |
/to beg/ |
6760
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1 |
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企求 |
企求 |
[[qi3qiu2]] |
/to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous/ |
847
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2 |
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千軍易得，一將難求 |
千军易得，一将难求 |
[qian1 jun1 yi4 de2 , yi1 jiang4 nan2 qiu2] |
/Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)/ |
6201
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1 |
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淺希近求 |
浅希近求 |
[qian3 xi1 jin4 qiu2] |
/to aim low/to aim to get by/without lofty ambition/ |
6571
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1 |
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強求 |
强求 |
[[qiang3qiu2]] |
/to insist on; to demand; to impose/ |
801
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2 |
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請求 |
请求 |
[qing3 qiu2] |
/to request; to ask/request (CL:個|个[ge4])/ |
1281
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1 |
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請求寬恕 |
请求宽恕 |
[qing3 qiu2 kuan1 shu4] |
/to sue for mercy/to ask for forgiveness/begging for magnanimity/ |
6585
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1 |
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㐤 |
㐤 |
[[qiu2]] |
/old variant of 求[qiu2]/ |
802
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2 |
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求 |
求 |
[qiu2] |
/to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech/ |
7110
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1 |
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求愛 |
求爱 |
[qiu2 ai4] |
/to woo/ |
6950
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1 |
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求償 |
求偿 |
[qiu2 chang2] |
/to seek compensation/indemnity/ |
5020
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1 |
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求錘得錘 |
求锤得锤 |
[qiu2 chui2 de2 chui2] |
/(neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied/ |
2223
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1 |
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求存 |
求存 |
[qiu2 cun2] |
/survival/the struggle to eke out a living/to seek for continued existence/ |
6494
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1 |
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求導 |
求导 |
[qiu2 dao3] |
/to find the derivative (math.)/ |
3902
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1 |
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求道於盲 |
求道于盲 |
[qiu2 dao4 yu2 mang2] |
/see 問道於盲|问道于盲[wen4 dao4 yu2 mang2]/ |
3485
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1 |
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求得 |
求得 |
[qiu2 de2] |
/to ask for sth and receive it/to try to obtain/to look for and obtain/ |
6846
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1 |
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求告 |
求告 |
[qiu2 gao4] |
/to implore/to beseech/ |
5652
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1 |
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求好心切 |
求好心切 |
[qiu2 hao3 xin1 qie4] |
/to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)/to strive to achieve the best possible results/to be a perfectionist/ |
3882
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1 |
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求和 |
求和 |
[qiu2 he2] |
/to sue for peace/to look for a draw (chess)/summation (math.)/ |
2415
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1 |
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求歡 |
求欢 |
[qiu2 huan1] |
/to proposition a woman/ |
3876
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1 |
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求婚 |
求婚 |
[qiu2 hun1] |
/to propose marriage/ |
5559
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1 |
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求教 |
求教 |
[qiu2 jiao4] |
/to ask for advice/seeking instruction/ |
6585
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1 |
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求解 |
求解 |
[qiu2 jie3] |
/to require a solution/to seek to solve (an equation)/ |
7005
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1 |
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求救 |
求救 |
[qiu2 jiu4] |
/to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)/ |
1886
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1 |
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求乞 |
求乞 |
[qiu2 qi3] |
/to beg/ |
6256
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1 |
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求親 |
求亲 |
[qiu2 qin1] |
/to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter)/to seek a marriage alliance/ |
1902
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1 |
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求親靠友 |
求亲靠友 |
[qiu2 qin1 kao4 you3] |
/to rely on the help of relatives and friends/ |
1942
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1 |
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求情 |
求情 |
[qiu2 qing2] |
/to plea for leniency/to ask for a favor/ |
6100
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1 |
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求情告饒 |
求情告饶 |
[qiu2 qing2 gao4 rao2] |
/to beg for forgiveness (idiom)/ |
6109
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1 |
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求取 |
求取 |
[qiu2 qu3] |
/to seek after/to strive for/ |
5848
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1 |
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求全責備 |
求全责备 |
[qiu2 quan2 ze2 bei4] |
/to demand perfection (idiom)/ |
4818
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1 |
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求饒 |
求饶 |
[qiu2 rao2] |
/to beg forgiveness/ |
6306
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1 |
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求人 |
求人 |
[qiu2 ren2] |
/to ask for help/to ask a favor/to recruit talented people/ |
5939
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1 |
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求人不如求己 |
求人不如求己 |
[qiu2 ren2 bu4 ru2 qiu2 ji3] |
/if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)/ |
4734
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1 |
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求仁得仁 |
求仁得仁 |
[qiu2 ren2 de2 ren2] |
/lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom)/fig. to have one's wish fulfilled/ |
1879
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1 |
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求生 |
求生 |
[qiu2 sheng1] |
/to seek survival/to possess the will to live/ |
6094
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1 |
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求是 |
求是 |
[qiu2 shi4] |
/to seek the truth/ |
6062
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1 |
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求索 |
求索 |
[qiu2 suo3] |
/to search for sth/to seek/to quest/to explore/ |
6950
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1 |
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求田問舍 |
求田问舍 |
[qiu2 tian2 wen4 she4] |
/lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)/fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life/ |
4457
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1 |
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求同 |
求同 |
[qiu2 tong2] |
/to seek consensus/to seek conformity/ |
6381
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1 |
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求爺爺告奶奶 |
求爷爷告奶奶 |
[qiu2 ye2 ye5 gao4 nai3 nai5] |
/lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)/fig. to go about begging for help/ |
2294
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1 |
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求援 |
求援 |
[qiu2 yuan2] |
/to ask for help/ |
6113
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1 |
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求證 |
求证 |
[qiu2 zheng4] |
/to seek proof/to seek confirmation/ |
5856
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1 |
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求知 |
求知 |
[qiu2 zhi1] |
/anxious to learn/keen for knowledge/ |
6641
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1 |
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求之不得 |
求之不得 |
[qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2] |
/lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for/ |
6276
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1 |
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求知慾 |
求知欲 |
[qiu2 zhi1 yu4] |
/desire for knowledge/ |
6834
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1 |
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求職 |
求职 |
[qiu2 zhi2] |
/to seek employment/ |
5541
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1 |
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求職信 |
求职信 |
[qiu2 zhi2 xin4] |
/cover letter/job application/ |
6121
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1 |
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求職者 |
求职者 |
[qiu2 zhi2 zhe3] |
/job applicant/ |
6843
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1 |
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求助 |
求助 |
[qiu2 zhu4] |
/to request help/to appeal (for help)/ |
7110
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1 |
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求助於人 |
求助于人 |
[qiu2 zhu4 yu2 ren2] |
/to call upon others for help/ |
6204
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1 |
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求子 |
求子 |
[qiu2 zi3] |
/(of a childless couple) to pray for a son/to try to have a child/ |
3874
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1 |
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求才 |
求才 |
[[qiu2cai2]] |
/to seek talented individuals; to recruit talent/ |
410
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2 |
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求根 |
求根 |
[[qiu2gen1]] |
/(math.) to extract a root/ |
117
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2 |
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求購 |
求购 |
[[qiu2gou4]] |
/to seek to purchase; to be looking to buy (sth)/ |
945
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2 |
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求見 |
求见 |
[[qiu2jian4]] |
/to ask to see (sb); to request a meeting (with sb)/ |
48
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2 |
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求偶 |
求偶 |
[[qiu2ou3]] |
/to seek a marriage partner/(of an animal) to seek a mate; to court/ |
818
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2 |
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求籤 |
求签 |
[[qiu2qian1]] |
/(folk religion) to divine by drawing fortune sticks or divination lots/ |
206
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2 |
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求生意志 |
求生意志 |
[[qiu2sheng1 yi4zhi4]] |
/will to live; will to survive/ |
115
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2 |
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求同存異 |
求同存异 |
[[qiu2tong2-cun2yi4]] |
/(idiom) to put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperate/ |
519
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2 |
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求賢若渴 |
求贤若渴 |
[[qiu2xian2-ruo4ke3]] |
/(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people/ |
410
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2 |
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求學 |
求学 |
[[qiu2xue2]] |
/to pursue one's studies; to attend school/to seek knowledge/ |
857
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2 |
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求醫 |
求医 |
[[qiu2yi1]] |
/to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor/ |
64
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2 |
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求值 |
求值 |
[[qiu2zhi2]] |
/(math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)/ |
854
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2 |
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權利要求 |
权利要求 |
[quan2 li4 yao1 qiu2] |
/claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)/ |
6076
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1 |
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忍辱求全 |
忍辱求全 |
[ren3 ru3 qiu2 quan2] |
/to endure humiliation to preserve unity/ |
6716
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1 |
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奢求 |
奢求 |
[she1 qiu2] |
/to make extravagant demands/an unreasonable request/ |
6962
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1 |
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捨身求法 |
舍身求法 |
[she3 shen1 qiu2 fa3] |
/to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)/ |
6342
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1 |
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社會總需求 |
社会总需求 |
[she4 hui4 zong3 xu1 qiu2] |
/aggregate social demand/total requirement of society/ |
6599
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1 |
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實事求是 |
实事求是 |
[shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4] |
/lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)/fig. to be practical and realistic/ |
1301
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1 |
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守株待兔，緣木求魚 |
守株待兔，缘木求鱼 |
[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2] |
/to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action/ |
5325
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1 |
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守株緣木 |
守株缘木 |
[shou3 zhu1 yuan2 mu4] |
/abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]/ |
5325
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1 |
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死中求生 |
死中求生 |
[si3 zhong1 qiu2 sheng1] |
/to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life/ |
6342
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1 |
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搜求 |
搜求 |
[sou1 qiu2] |
/to seek/to look for/ |
6588
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1 |
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訴求 |
诉求 |
[[su4qiu2]] |
/to demand; to call for; to petition/demand; wish; request/to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers)/(marketing) message; pitch/ |
842
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2 |
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索求 |
索求 |
[suo3 qiu2] |
/to seek/to demand/ |
4804
|
1 |
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貪求 |
贪求 |
[tan1 qiu2] |
/to pursue greedily/to crave/ |
3804
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1 |
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貪求無厭 |
贪求无厌 |
[tan1 qiu2 wu2 yan4] |
/insatiably greedy (idiom)/ |
6342
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1 |
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探求 |
探求 |
[tan4 qiu2] |
/to seek/to pursue/to investigate/ |
6909
|
1 |
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推求 |
推求 |
[tui1 qiu2] |
/to inquire/to ascertain/ |
6552
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1 |
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退而求其次 |
退而求其次 |
[tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4] |
/to settle for second best/the next best thing/ |
5512
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1 |
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妄求 |
妄求 |
[wang4 qiu2] |
/inappropriate or presumptuous demands/ |
6386
|
1 |
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委曲求全 |
委曲求全 |
[wei3 qu1 qiu2 quan2] |
/to accept a compromise/ |
5882
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1 |
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委曲 |
委曲 |
[[wei3qu1]] |
/to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved/(in set phrases such as 委曲求全[wei3qu1-qiu2quan2]) to yield; to make concessions/(literary) winding; tortuous; indirect/(literary) detailed; elaborate/ |
256
|
2 |
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穩中求進 |
稳中求进 |
[wen3 zhong1 qiu2 jin4] |
/to make progress while ensuring stability/ |
4557
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1 |
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無欲無求 |
无欲无求 |
[[wu2yu4-wu2qiu2]] |
/(idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)/ |
179
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2 |
|
|
|
勿求人 |
勿求人 |
[wu4 qiu2 ren2] |
/see 不求人[bu4 qiu2 ren2]/ |
5264
|
1 |
|
|
|
寤寐求之 |
寤寐求之 |
[[wu4mei4-qiu2zhi1]] |
/(idiom) to long for sb or sth day and night; to seek it unceasingly/ |
74
|
2 |
|
|
|
刑求 |
刑求 |
[xing2 qiu2] |
/to extort confession by torture/ |
6215
|
1 |
|
|
|
行銷訴求 |
行销诉求 |
[xing2 xiao1 su4 qiu2] |
/marketing message/ |
6469
|
1 |
|
|
|
需求 |
需求 |
[xu1 qiu2] |
/requirement/to require/(economics) demand/ |
4056
|
1 |
|
|
|
需求層次理論 |
需求层次理论 |
[xu1 qiu2 ceng2 ci4 li3 lun4] |
/(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)/ |
4200
|
1 |
|
|
|
尋求 |
寻求 |
[[xun2qiu2]] |
/to seek; to look for/ |
848
|
2 |
|
|
|
研求 |
研求 |
[yan2 qiu2] |
/to study/to probe/to research and examine/ |
6909
|
1 |
|
|
|
央求 |
央求 |
[yang1 qiu2] |
/to implore/to plead/to ask earnestly/ |
6648
|
1 |
|
|
|
要求 |
要求 |
[yao1 qiu2] |
/to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[dian3]/ |
3289
|
1 |
|
|
|
以求 |
以求 |
[yi3 qiu2] |
/in order to/ |
6043
|
1 |
|
|
|
營求 |
营求 |
[ying2 qiu2] |
/to seek/to strive for/ |
4641
|
1 |
|
|
|
有求必應 |
有求必应 |
[you3 qiu2 bi4 ying4] |
/to grant whatever is asked for/to accede to every plea/ |
6204
|
1 |
|
|
|
欲求 |
欲求 |
[[yu4qiu2]] |
/to desire/wants; appetites/ |
857
|
2 |
|
|
|
緣木求魚 |
缘木求鱼 |
[yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2] |
/lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible/ |
6232
|
1 |
|
|
|
責備求全 |
责备求全 |
[ze2 bei4 qiu2 quan2] |
/see 求全責備|求全责备[qiu2 quan2 ze2 bei4]/ |
4214
|
1 |
|
|
|
徵求 |
征求 |
[zheng1 qiu2] |
/to solicit/to seek/to request (opinions, feedback etc)/to petition/ |
6868
|
1 |
|
|
|
誅求 |
诛求 |
[zhu1 qiu2] |
/exorbitant demands/demanding with menaces/extortion/ |
6903
|
1 |
|
|
|
誅求無已 |
诛求无已 |
[zhu1 qiu2 wu2 yi3] |
/to make endless exorbitant demands/ |
6694
|
1 |
|
|
|
誅求無厭 |
诛求无厌 |
[[zhu1qiu2-wu2yan4]] |
/(idiom) to relentlessly make excessive demands/ |
535
|
2 |
|
|
|
追根求源 |
追根求源 |
[zhui1 gen1 qiu2 yuan2] |
/to track sth to its roots/ |
6886
|
1 |
|
|
|
追求 |
追求 |
[zhui1 qiu2] |
/to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly/to seek after/to woo/ |
6950
|
1 |
|
|
|
孜孜以求 |
孜孜以求 |
[zi1 zi1 yi3 qiu2] |
/diligent and tireless (idiom)/ |
6342
|
1 |
|
|
|
總需求 |
总需求 |
[zong3 xu1 qiu2] |
/aggregate demand/ |
6800
|
1 |
