求 (qiú) means Beseech (request - ask - seek). Below are 24 of the 48 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
翻译时力 求 准确。
Fānyì shí lìqiú zhǔnquè.
In translating, strive for accuracy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力求
老师的要 求 很清楚。
Lǎoshī de yāoqiú hěn qīngchu.
The teacher's requirements are very clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
这是最基本的要 求 。
Zhè shì zuì jīběn de yāoqiú.
This is the most basic requirement.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 基本
节前车票供不应 求 。
Jié qián chēpiào gōng bú yìng qiú.
Before the holiday, demand for tickets far outstrips supply.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 供不应求
我们力 求 做到最好。
Wǒmen lìqiú zuòdào zuì hǎo.
We strive to do our very best.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力求
市场需 求 正在增加。
Shìchǎng xūqiú zhèngzài zēngjiā.
Market demand is increasing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 需求
他要 求 我们认真练习。
Tā yāoqiú wǒmen rènzhēn liànxí.
He asks us to practise seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
请明确说明你的要 求 。
Qǐng míngquè shuōmíng nǐ de yāoqiú.
Please state your requirements clearly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 明确
他请 求 老师再讲一遍。
Tā qǐngqiú lǎoshī zài jiǎng yí biàn.
He asked the teacher to explain once more.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 请求
我有一个小小的请 求 。
Wǒ yǒu yí ge xiǎoxiǎo de qǐngqiú.
I have one small request.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 请求
他征 求 了大家的意见。
Tā zhēngqiú le dàjiā de yìjiàn.
He asked for everyone's opinion.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 征求
这个要 求 过于苛刻了。
Zhège yāoqiú guòyú kēkè le.
This demand is excessively harsh.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过于
学语言不能急于 求 成。
Xué yǔyán bù néng jíyúqiúchéng.
Learning a language cannot be rushed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急于求成
他做事总是精益 求 精。
Tā zuòshì zǒngshì jīng yì qiú jīng.
He always strives to do things better still.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精益求精
廉洁是最基本的要 求 。
Liánjié shì zuì jīběn de yāoqiú.
Integrity is the most basic requirement.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 廉洁
汇报工作要实事 求 是。
Huìbào gōngzuò yào shí shì qiú shì.
Reporting on work must be truthful and factual.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 实事求是
这个要 求 让他很为难。
Zhège yāoqiú ràng tā hěn wéinán.
This request put him in a difficult position.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 为难
这个要 求 未免太高了。
Zhège yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài gāo le.
This demand is rather too much.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 未免
他有强烈的 求 知欲望。
Tā yǒu qiángliè de qiúzhī yùwàng.
He has a strong desire for knowledge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 欲望
你也可以拒绝他的要 求 。
Nǐ yě kěyǐ jùjué tā de yāoqiú.
You can also refuse his request.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 拒绝
这份工作对学历有要 求 。
Zhè fèn gōngzuò duì xuélì yǒu yāoqiú.
This job has educational requirements.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 学历
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From the travel phrasebook
我们要 求 退货。
Wǒmen yāoqiú tuìhuò.
We're asking to return the goods.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
求 appears in 48 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 求
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Questions about 求
How is 求 used in a sentence?
This page shows 48 sentences using 求 (qiú, "Beseech (request - ask - seek)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 求 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 求 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 求?
The dictionary page for 求 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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