求 qiú

1. qiú verb to request
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 请求 (ABCE '求'; CCD '求' 1; FE '求' 1; GHDC '求' 2; HSK '求' 1)
2. qiú verb to seek; to look for
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 追求. For example, For example, 实事求是 'to seek truth from facts' (ABCE '求'; CCD '求' 3; CCI '实事求是'; FE '求' 2; Guoyu '求' v 1; Kroll 2015 '求' 1; HSK '求' 2).
3. qiú verb to implore
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Education
   Notes: In the sense of 恳讬 (Guoyu '求' v 2)
4. qiú verb to aspire to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '求' 1b)
5. qiú adjective to be avaricious; to be greedy; to covet
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 贪婪 (FE '求' 4; Guoyu '求' v 4)
6. qiú verb to attract
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 招引 (Guoyu '求' v 5)
7. qiú verb to bribe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 赇.
8. qiú proper noun Qiu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '求' 5; GHDC '求' 5; Guoyu '求' n)
9. qiú verb to demand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 要求; for example, the idiom 求全责备 'to demand perfection' (CCD '求' 4; FE '求' 2; GHDC '求' 3; Guoyu '求' v 3; Kroll 2015 '求' 2)
10. qiú verb to end
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC '求' 4)

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• 事求是 to seek the truth from facts
• 供不应求(供不應求) supply does not meet demand
• 需求 requirement; demand
• 刻舟求剑(刻舟求劍) an action made pointless by changed circumstances
• 求知 anxious to learn; keen for knowledge
• 求怜经(求憐經) Kyrie Eleison (section of Catholic mass) / Miserere nobis / Lord have mercy upon us
• 缘木求鱼(緣木求魚) climbing a tree to catch a fish
• 力求 to make every effort to; to do one's best
• 渴求 to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire
• 求欢(求歡) to proposition a woman
• 毛里求斯卢比(毛裡求斯盧比) Mauritian rupee
• 求取 to seek after; to strive for
• 契舟求剑(契舟求劍) to look for a sword from a notch in a boat
• 委曲求全 to accept a compromise
• 求同存异(求同存異) to seek common ground while holding back differences
• 独孤求败(獨孤求敗) Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in novels
• 征求启事(徵求啟事) a notice to for people to register
• 求生意志 the will to live
• 希求 to hope and request
• 求田问舍(求田問舍) to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate; to have no lofty aspirations in life
• 妄求 to inappropriate or presumptuous demands
• 追求 to pursue; to seek after; to court
• 不求收获(不求收獲) not expecting any reward; not asking for favors
• 苛求 to be demanding
• 求见(求見) to seek to see
• 求证(求證) to seek proof; to seek confirmation
• 求助 to request help; to appeal
• 以求 in order to
• 稳中求进(穩中求進) to make progress while ensuring stability
• 实事求是(實事求是) to handle matters according to the actual situation; to be practical and realistic
• 求偶 to pursue romantically
• 企求 to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous
• 求全责备(求全責備) to demand perfection
• 哀求天父 to implore our Heavenly Father
• 求死愿望(求死願望) death wish
• 总需求(總需求) aggregate demand
• 征求意见(徵求意見) to solicit opinions
• 供过于求(供過於求) supply exceeds demand
• 求和 to seek peace
• 求名求利 to seek fame and fortune
• 求情 to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor
• 求好心切 to demand the highest standards of somebody (or oneself); to strive to achieve the best possible results
• 征求(徵求) to solicit; to seek; to request; to petition
• 追根求源 to track something to its roots
• 告求 to ask
• 可遇不可求 can be discovered but not sought; one can only come across such things serendipitously
• 祈求 to pray; to appeal
• 精益求精 to make something that is outstanding even better; to be constantly improving
• 反求诸己(反求諸己) to seek the cause in oneself rather than somebody else
• 求签(求籤) to pray for good luck with a fortune telling stick

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• 卷三十七 志第十三 曆七 Volume 37 Treatises 13: Calendar 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 158
• 卷三十四 志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 136
• 卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 132
• 卷七十九 志第三十二 律曆十二 Volume 79 Treatises 32: Measures and Calendar 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 129
• 卷七十五 志第二十八 律曆八 Volume 75 Treatises 28: Measures and Calendar 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 115
• 卷三十三 志第十三: 曆二 Volume 33 Treatises 13: Calendar 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 110
• 卷五十六　志第八:　　曆五 Volume 56 Treatises 9: Calendar 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 107
• 卷七十七 志第三十 律曆十 Volume 77 Treatises 30: Measures and Calendar 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 94
• 卷18　志第13 律曆下 Volume 18 Treatises 13: Measures and the Calendar 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 91
• 卷六十九 志第二十二 律曆二 Volume 69 Treatises 22: Measures and Calendar 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 86

Collocations

• 来求 (來求) 萬福來求 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧桑扈 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Sang Hu — count: 13
• 求成 (求成) 而求成焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 10
• 求车 (求車) 天王求車 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 3
• 求诸侯 (求諸侯) 不脩德而求諸侯 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧甫田 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Fu Tian — count: 3
• 敷求 (敷求) 罔敷求先王 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧抑 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Yi — count: 3
• 求贤 (求賢) 求賢審官 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧卷耳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Juan Er — count: 3
• 求定 (求定) 我徂維求定 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧閔予小子之什‧賚 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Min Yu Xiao Zi - Lai — count: 2
• 归求 (歸求) 而使歸求成 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2
• 维求 (維求) 我徂維求定 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧閔予小子之什‧賚 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Min Yu Xiao Zi - Lai — count: 2
• 不可求 (不可求) 不可求思 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧漢廣 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Han Guang — count: 2