求助 qiúzhù to request help
to request help; to appeal (for help)
How to remember 求助: 求 request + 助 to help = to request help.
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How it is used
- To ask for help/appeal for assistance - 向警察求助 (xiàng jǐngchá qiúzhù) turn to the police for help, 求助热线 (qiúzhù rèxiàn) a helpline.
- Formal-neutral 'seek help'; the pattern is 向/找 someone 求助.
- Contrast 求救 (qiújiù, cry for rescue in distress); 求助 is broader, for any assistance.
Example sentences
- 她向我求助。 Tā xiàng wǒ qiúzhù.She asked for my help.
- 她向他求助。 Tā xiàng tā qiúzhù.She asked him for help.
- 你可以向他求助。 Nǐ kěyǐ xiàng tā qiúzhù.You can ask him for help.