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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

求全 [qiúquán]
  1. 1. demand perfection
  2. 2. try to round something off
    委曲求全
    make concessions to achieve one's aim; compromise for the sake of the general interest

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

求全 [qiúquán]
  1. 1. 要求什么都很完备或十全十美
    专业设置不必求全
    求全责备
  2. 2. 希望事情得以成全
    委曲求全

Examples

严格要求和求全责备是两回事。
Being strict and being a nitpicker are two entirely different things.
对人不要求全责备。
Don't demand perfection of others. or Don't nitpick at others.
贪大求全
go in for grandiose projects
求全责备
委曲求全
对新生事物不能求全责备。
Politics is the art of the possible.
政治是在可能范围之内求全的一种艺术。

Word Decomposition


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