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to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL: 點|点
HSK 2
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  *求* | 求* | *求
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
HSK 2
to request; to ask / request (CL:個|个)
HSK 2
requirement / to require / (economics) demand
HSK 3
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo
HSK 4
to solicit / to seek / to request (opinions, feedback etc) / to petition
HSK 4
to seek; to look for
HSK 5
to seek employment
HSK 6
supply does not meet demand
HSK 7-9
to request help / to appeal (for help)
HSK 7-9
supply and demand (economics)
HSK 7-9
to pursue one's studies; to attend school / to seek knowledge
HSK 7-9
to seek proof / to seek confirmation
HSK 7-9
to entreat / to implore / to plead
HSK 7-9
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
HSK 7-9
to make every effort to / striving to do one's best
HSK 7-9
to propose marriage
HSK 7-9
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
HSK 7-9
to seek; to strive for
HSK 7-9
to seek / to pursue / to investigate
HSK 7-9
to beg
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 beg / to beseech / to entreat / entreaty
HSK 7-9
to seek medical treatment / to see a doctor
HSK 7-9
Mauritius
to make extravagant demands / an unreasonable request
to require a solution / to seek to solve (an equation)
to seek survival / to possess the will to live
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
to woo
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
to sue for peace / to look for a draw (chess) / summation (math.)
to grant whatever is asked for / to accede to every plea
to demand; to call for; to petition / demand; wish; request / to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message; pitch
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding
to pray for / to appeal
to seek the truth
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸 novels
to seek to purchase; to be looking to buy (sth)
to stress / to emphasize / particular about sth / to strive for
supply exceeds demand
in order to
to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) / to seek a marriage alliance
to search for sth / to seek / to quest / to explore
to pursue greedily / to crave
anxious to learn / keen for knowledge
(math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
to implore / to plead / to ask earnestly
to make progress while ensuring stability
to ask for advice / seeking instruction
diligent and tireless (idiom)
to ask for help
to find the derivative (math.)
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous
to beg forgiveness
to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate; to court
to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
to plea for leniency / to ask for a favor
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / to long for sth day and night
to seek consensus / to seek conformity
to seek / to demand
demanding
to accept a compromise
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious / nitpick
to inquire / to ascertain
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
to desire / wants; appetites
to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
to insist on; to demand; to impose
lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom) / fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
inappropriate or presumptuous demands
(idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed / to live a simple life, free from worldly desires
to seek / to search for
to demand perfection (idiom)
to implore / to beseech
to ask for help / to ask a favor / to recruit talented people
exorbitant demands / demanding with menaces / extortion
to endure humiliation to preserve unity
to beg
to seek / to strive for
(traditional title of first readers) / primary education / teaching the ignorant / light to the barbarian
to extort confession by torture
to seek / to look for
desire for knowledge
lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom) / fig. to go about begging for help
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled
to entreat piteously / to implore
to settle for second best / the next best thing
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
not expecting any reward / not asking for favors
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 urge
assiduous and painstaking

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