求 qiú request
to seek; to request
How it came to be
A fur coat with the hairs drawn sticking out all round the edges. It was the word for a fur coat, borrowed for asking so early that the coat had to get its own character.
How it is used
- To seek or request earnestly - 请求 (qǐngqiú) to request, 求助 (qiúzhù) to ask for help.
- 要求 (yāoqiú) is to demand/require (also the noun 'requirement'), firmer than a polite 请求.
- 追求 (zhuīqiú) is to pursue (a goal, or romantically); 寻求 (xúnqiú) is to seek (formal).
- 需求 (xūqiú) = demand/need in economic contexts; 供求关系 (gōngqiú guānxì) supply and demand.
Characters built with 求
Words with 求
- 要求yāoqiúdemandHSK 3
- 请求qǐngqiúto requestHSK 5
- 追求zhuīqiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornlyHSK 5
- 需求xūqiúrequirementHSK 5
- 寻求xúnqiúto seekHSK 6
- 征求zhēngqiúto solicitHSK 6
- 求助qiúzhùto request helpHSK 6
- 求婚qiúhūnto propose marriageHSK 6
- 求救qiújiùto seek helpHSK 6
- 求职qiúzhíto seek employmentHSK 6
- 供不应求gōngbúyìngqiúsupply does not meet demandHSK 7
- 供求gōngqiúsupply and demand (economics)HSK 7
- 力求lìqiúto make every effort toHSK 7
- 实事求是shíshì-qiúshìliterally to seek truth from facts (idiom)HSK 7
- 急于求成jíyú-qiúchénganxious for quick results (idiom)HSK 7
- 求医qiúyīto seek medical treatmentHSK 7
- 求学qiúxuéto pursue one's studiesHSK 7
- 求证qiúzhèngto seek proofHSK 7
- 诉求sùqiúto demandHSK 7
- 乞求qǐqiúto begHSK 8
- 刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiànliterally a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboardHSK 8
- 哀求āiqiúto entreatHSK 8
- 恳求kěnqiúto begHSK 8
- 探求tànqiúto seekHSK 8
- 梦寐以求mèngmèiyǐqiúliterally to yearn for something even in one's dreamsHSK 9
- 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyìto put aside differences and work togetherHSK 9
- 精益求精jīngyìqiújīngto constantly seek to improveHSK 9
- 谋求móuqiúto seekHSK 9
Example sentences
- 老师要求学生交作业。 Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuésheng jiāo zuòyè.The teacher asked that students hand in their homework.
- 她要求他道歉。 Tā yāoqiú tā dàoqiàn.She demanded he apologize.
- 有什么要求尽管说。 Yǒu shénme yāoqiú jǐnguǎn shuō.Feel free to ask whatever you want.
- 老师要求学生改正缺点。 Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuésheng gǎizhèng quēdiǎn.The teacher asked the student to improve his weaknesses.