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HSK
to request; to ask / request (CL:個|个)
HSK 2
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  *求* | 求* | *求
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
HSK 2
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
HSK 4
to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL: 點|点
HSK 2
to seek employment
HSK 6
requirement / to require / (economics) demand
HSK 3
to solicit / to seek / to request (opinions, feedback etc) / to petition
HSK 4
to seek; to look for
HSK 5
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
HSK 7-9
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding
to beg
HSK 7-9
to entreat / to implore / to plead
HSK 7-9
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
supply and demand (economics)
HSK 7-9
to seek medical treatment / to see a doctor
HSK 7-9
to make every effort to / striving to do one's best
HSK 7-9
to make endless exorbitant demands
to seek; to strive for
HSK 7-9
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
supply exceeds demand
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
HSK 7-9
lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for; to covet
in order to
to seek / to pursue / to investigate
HSK 7-9
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9
to desire / wants; appetites
to request help / to appeal (for help)
HSK 7-9
to propose marriage
HSK 7-9
to seek proof / to seek confirmation
HSK 7-9
to implore / to plead / to ask earnestly
supply does not meet demand
HSK 7-9
to ask
to ask for advice / seeking instruction
anxious to learn / keen for knowledge
to entreat piteously / to implore
to search for sth / to seek / to quest / to explore
to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
to seek after / to strive for
lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled
survival / the struggle to eke out a living / to seek for continued existence
to seek the truth
to pursue one's studies; to attend school / to seek knowledge
HSK 7-9
to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist
to grant whatever is asked for / to accede to every plea
to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate; to court
(idiom) to put aside differences and work together; to seek common ground and cooperate
desire for knowledge
to insist on; to demand; to impose
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
can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
HSK 7-9
lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom) / fig. to go about begging for help
Mauritius
to demand; to call for; to petition / demand; wish; request / to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message; pitch
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous
to make progress while ensuring stability
to track sth to its roots
(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)
supply exceeds demand
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious / nitpick
to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous
to require a solution / to seek to solve (an equation)
(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
aggregate social demand / total requirement of society
to crave day and night; to strongly desire
to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.)
to seek survival / to possess the will to live
to seek / to look for
to demand perfection (idiom)
to beg / to beseech / to entreat / entreaty
HSK 7-9
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied
to kneel and beg forgiveness
to seek compensation / indemnity
to extort confession by torture
to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
to woo
job applicant
to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire
to pray for / to appeal
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
to call upon others for help
assiduous and painstaking
to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
diligent and tireless (idiom)
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
cover letter / job application
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
(traditional title of first readers) / primary education / teaching the ignorant / light to the barbarian
to accept a compromise
to make extravagant demands / an unreasonable request
to beg forgiveness
insatiably greedy (idiom)
to seek talented individuals; to recruit talent
the will to live
to settle for second best / the next best thing
(math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)
to rely on the help of relatives and friends
Munchausen syndrome

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