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kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: qiu2
Translations
noundemand; require; desire
nounseek; pursue; strive for
nounrequest; ask; beg; implore
nounto beg
hatˉ¹乞kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: qi3 qiu2
Translations
nounto beg
zingˉ¹精jikˉ¹益kauˎ₄求zingˉ¹精
Pinyin: jing1 yi4 qiu2 jing1
Translations
noun(idiom) to constantly improve oneself
noun(verb phrase) Excelsior
keiˎ₄祈kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: qi2 qiu2
Translations
nounto request; to seek after; to beseech
kauˎ₄求kauˎ₄求keiˎ₄其keiˎ₄其
Pinyin: qiu2 qiu2 qi2 qi2
Translations
nounbeing sketchy, careless [華]: 隨隨便便
nounthe attitude of doing thing(s) carelessly and casually without putting in any serious effort (just want to get the easy way out in doing anything)
taam˗₃探kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: tan4 qiu2
Translations
nounexplore; search; pursue
kauˎ₄求keiˎ₄其
Pinyin: qiu2 qi2
Translations
nouncasual; to do as one pleases; it would be okay whatsoever (the situation can be dealt with); as long as
nouncareless; slipshod
noun(adverb) sloppily; shoddily; slackly; randomly; casually; anyhow; haphazardly (describes the unmindfulness in doing something, i.e. without putting much effort or thoughts into it); (expression) "whatever"; "anything goes"; (adjective of an action) perfunctory; slipshod
kauˎ₄求oi˗₃愛
简 求爱
Pinyin: qiu2 ai4
Translations
nounwoo
ceoiˉ¹吹mouˎ₄毛kauˎ₄求ciˉ¹疵
Pinyin: chui1 mao2 qiu2 ci1
Translations
nounblow the hair to find fault with it
nounsplit hairs; quibble; make trivial distinctions
waiˊ²委kukˉ¹曲kauˎ₄求cyunˎ₄全
Pinyin: wei3 gu1 qiu2 quan2
Translations
nounstoop to compromise; make concessions to achieve one's aim; make accommodations for the sake of overall interests
kauˎ₄求hongˎ₄降
Pinyin: qiu2 xiang2
Translations
nounbeg to surrender; hang out (or hoist) the white flag
nounto beg to surrender
oiˉ¹哀kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: ai1 qiu2
Translations
nounentreat; implore; beg for mercy; beseech
noun(verb) To beg
hoˊ²可jyuˍ₆遇batˉ¹不hoˊ²可kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2
Translations
nounfortuitous; priceless; unique
nouncan be found only by accident, not through seeking
kauˎ₄求siˍ₆是
Pinyin: qiu2 shi4
Translations
nounto seek the truth
kauˎ₄求tungˎ₄同cyunˎ₄存jiˍ₆異
简 求同存异
Pinyin: qiu2 tong2 cun2 yi4
Translations
nounseek a common ground despite having differences
kauˎ₄求satˍ₆實zai˗₃際
简 求实际
Pinyin: qiu2 shi2 ji4
Translations
nounmatter-of-fact
cingˊ²請kauˎ₄求
简 请求
Pinyin: qing3 qiu2
Translations
nounto request; to appeal; to beseech
gwaiˍ₆跪kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: gui4 qiu2
Translations
nounbeg on one's knees
kauˎ₄求janˉ¹姻jyunˎ₄緣
简 求姻缘
Pinyin: qiu2 yin1 yuan2
Translations
nounto pray for a good marriage
kauˎ₄求ziˉ¹之batˉ¹不dakˉ¹得
Pinyin: qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2
Translations
nounjust what one wished for; to wish for sth. however fail to receive it in the end
satˍ₆實siˍ₆事kauˎ₄求siˍ₆是
简 实事求是
Pinyin: shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4
Translations
nounto be pragmatic; to be practical; lit: to seek truth from facts
gongˊ²講kauˎ₄求
简 讲求
Pinyin: jiang3 qiu2
Translations
nounto strive for;
nounto be particular about;
nounto emphasize;
nounto pay attention to;
zeoiˉ¹追kauˎ₄求
Pinyin: zhui1 qiu2
Translations
nounto pursue; to seek (a goal etc.)
kauˎ₄求zoˍ₆助
Pinyin: qiu2 zhu4
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nounappeal; recourse; seek help; fall back on; have recourse to; refer oneself to
wanˊ²穩zungˉ¹中kauˎ₄求zeon˗₃進
简 稳中求进
Pinyin: wen3 zhong4 qiu2 jin4
Translations
nounseek progress amid stability; make progress while ensuring stability