Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
求
qiú
Description
"求"的意思是想要得到，或者请别人帮忙。
The meaning of "求" is to want to get something or to ask someone for help.
你可以说"求你了"，表示很想请别人做一件事。
You can say "求你了" to express a strong wish for someone to do something.
Meanings
求qiú
to beg; to request; to plead
求你帮帮我。
Please help me.
求qiú
to seek; to pursue; to look for
他在求一份好工作。
He is seeking a good job.
求qiú
to strive for; to demand (of oneself)
我们要求进步。
We demand progress.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of fur clothing, later borrowed to mean 'seek'.
- Nuance
求 is stronger and more urgent than 请; 求你 implies pleading.
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