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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[qiú]
  1. 1. verb [请求] request
    人帮助
    request help
    我办事。
    He asked me to handle things.
  2. 2. verb [追求] strive
    和平
    strive for peace
    进步
    seek advancement
  3. 3. noun demand
    供不应
    supply doesn't meet demand
    供大于
    supply outstrips demand

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[qiú]
  1. 1. verb beg; request; entreat; beseech
    你帮个忙,行吗?
    May I ask you a favour?
  2. 2. verb strive for
    进步
    strive for further progress
    解放
    strive for liberation
    生物都有生存的本能。
    All living beings are endowed with an instinct for survival.
  3. 3. verb seek; try
    学问
    seek knowledge
    名利
    not seek fame and gain
  4. 4. verb demand

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[qiú]
  1. 1. 设法得到;探
    名利
    同存异
    实事
  2. 2. 恳请;乞
    您办点儿事
  3. 3.
    精益精。
    全责备
  4. 4.
    供大于
    关系。

Examples

明哲保身,但无过
be worldly-wise and play safe and seek only to avoid blame
本联合声明得以有效执行
with a view to the effective implementation of this joint declaration
老爷恩典恩典!
I beg your excellency's grace.
别无他
have no other request
全胜
in an attempt to achieve complete victory
他去公安局出首,以得政府的宽大处理。
He surrendered at the police station hoping to receive lenient treatment from the government.
由于市场上供大于,这些苹果只能低利出售了。
Because supply exceeds demand in the market, these apples have to be sold at a lower price.
通货膨胀是由于货币供应量供大于引发的。
Inflation has been triggered because the currency supply volume exceeds market demand.
我们留的作业是几何体横截面的面积。
Our homework is figuring out the area of the cross section of a solid.

Character Decomposition


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[shuǐ]
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[diǎn,zhǔ]

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