Chinese Word: 求 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

求HSK 3

Pinyin: qiú

English Definition: to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

Chinese Definition:
①设法得到：求生。求成。求知。求索。求证(寻求证据，求得证实)。求实(讲求实际)。求同存异。求全责备。求贤若渴。实事求是。
②恳请，乞助：求人。求告。求乞。求医。求教。求助。
③需要：需求。供过于求。

Antonyms: 应供

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 水

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 未

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要求HSK 3	yāo qiú	to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; Classifiers: 点
追求HSK 5	zhuī qiú	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
需求HSK 6	xū qiú	requirement; to require; (economics) demand
请求HSK 5	qǐng qiú	to request; to ask; request; Classifiers: 个
实事求是HSK 6	shí shì qiú shì	to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic

1		wǒ men 我们 yāo qiú 要求 huò dé 获得 yàng pǐn 样品。 We request to obtain the sample.
2		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 qǐng qiú 请求 juān zèng 捐赠。 They are asking for donations.
3		tā 他 xiàng 向 lǎo bǎn 老板 qǐng qiú 请求 jiā xīn 加薪。 He asked his boss for a raise.
4		tā 他 dà shēng 大声 hǎn zhe 喊着 yāo qiú 要求 bāng zhù 帮助。 He shouted loudly for help.
5		jǐng chá 警察 yāo qiú 要求 xián yí rén 嫌疑人 dūn 蹲 xià lai 下来。 The police asked the suspect to squat down.

1		wǒ men 我们 yāo qiú 要求 huò dé 获得 yàng pǐn 样品。 We request to obtain the sample.
2		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 qǐng qiú 请求 juān zèng 捐赠。 They are asking for donations.
3		tā 他 xiàng 向 lǎo bǎn 老板 qǐng qiú 请求 jiā xīn 加薪。 He asked his boss for a raise.
4		tā 他 dà shēng 大声 hǎn zhe 喊着 yāo qiú 要求 bāng zhù 帮助。 He shouted loudly for help.
5		jǐng chá 警察 yāo qiú 要求 xián yí rén 嫌疑人 dūn 蹲 xià lai 下来。 The police asked the suspect to squat down.