| 求偿 | [ qiú cháng ] to seek compensation, indemnity |
| 求全责备 | [ qiú quán zé beì ] to demand perfection (idiom) |
| 求助于人 | [ qiú zhù yú rén ] to call upon others for help |
| 求同存异 | [ qiú tóng cún yì ] to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom) |
| 求学 | [ qiú xué ] to seek knowledge, to study, to attend college |
| 求学无坦途 | [ qiú xué wú tǎn tú ] The path of learning can never be smooth., There is no royal road to learning. (idiom) |
| 求导 | [ qiú daǒ ] to find the derivative (math.) |
| 求情告饶 | [ qiú qíng gaò raó ] to beg for forgiveness (idiom) |
| 求爱 | [ qiú aì ] to woo |
| 求怜经 | [ qiú lián jīng ] Kyrie Eleison (section of Catholic mass), Miserere nobis, Lord have mercy upon us |
| 求欢 | [ qiú huān ] to proposition a woman |
| 求死愿望 | [ qiú sǐ yuàn wàng ] death wish (translated from English), Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客|猛龙怪客[Meng3 long2 guai4 ke4] |
| 求爷爷告奶奶 | [ qiú yé ye gaò naǐ nai ] lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom), fig. to go about begging for help |
| 求田问舍 | [ qiú tián wèn shè ] lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom), fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life |
| 求知欲 | [ qiú zhī yù ] desire for knowledge |
| 求职 | [ qiú zhí ] to seek employment |
| 求职信 | [ qiú zhí xìn ] cover letter, job application |
| 求职者 | [ qiú zhí zhě ] job applicant |
| 求亲 | [ qiú qīn ] to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter), to seek a marriage alliance |
| 求亲靠友 | [ qiú qīn kaò yoǔ ] to rely on the help of relatives and friends |
| 求证 | [ qiú zhèng ] to seek proof, to seek confirmation |
| 求道于盲 | [ qiú daò yú máng ] see 問道於盲|问道于盲[wen4 dao4 yu2 mang2] |
| 求医 | [ qiú yī ] to seek medical treatment, to see a doctor |
| 求医癖 | [ qiú yī pǐ ] Munchausen syndrome |
| 求锤得锤 | [ qiú chuí dé chuí ] (neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied |
| 求饶 | [ qiú raó ] to beg forgiveness |
| ⇒ 不求收获 | [ bù qiú shoū huò ] not expecting any reward, not asking for favors |
| ⇒ 不求有功，但求无过 | [ bù qiú yoǔ gōng dàn qiú wú guò ] lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom), fig. to take a risk-averse approach |
| ⇒ 不求有功，但求无过 | [ bù qiú yoǔ gōng dàn qiú wú guò ] lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom), fig. to take a risk-averse approach |
| ⇒ 事实求是 | [ shì shí qiú shì ] to seek the truth from facts |
| ⇒ 供不应求 | [ gōng bù yìng qiú ] supply does not meet demand |
| ⇒ 供大于求 | [ gōng dà yú qiú ] supply exceeds demand |
| ⇒ 供过于求 | [ gōng guò yú qiú ] supply exceeds demand |
| ⇒ 刻舟求剑 | [ kè zhoū qiú jiàn ] lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
| ⇒ 千军易得，一将难求 | [ qiān jūn yì dé yī jiàng nán qiú ] Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom) |
| ⇒ 反求诸己 | [ fǎn qiú zhū jǐ ] to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else |
| ⇒ 梦寐以求 | [ mèng meì yǐ qiú ] to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom), to long for sth day and night |
| ⇒ 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 | [ shoǔ zhū daì tù yuán mù qiú yú ] to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action |
| ⇒ 实事求是 | [ shí shì qiú shì ] to seek truth from facts (idiom), to be practical and realistic |
| ⇒ 寻求 | [ xún qiú ] to seek, to look for |
| ⇒ 强求 | [ qiǎng qiú ] to insist on, to demand, to impose |
| ⇒ 征求 | [ zhēng qiú ] to solicit, to seek, to request (opinions, feedback etc), to petition |
| ⇒ 急于求成 | [ jí yú qiú chéng ] anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success, impatient for result, impetuous |
| ⇒ 恳求 | [ kěn qiú ] to beg, to beseech, to entreat, entreaty |
| ⇒ 舍身求法 | [ shě shēn qiú fǎ ] to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom) |
| ⇒ 有求必应 | [ yoǔ qiú bì yìng ] to grant whatever is asked for, to accede to every plea |
| ⇒ 权利要求 | [ quán lì yaō qiú ] claim to rights (copyright, patent etc) |
| ⇒ 浅希近求 | [ qiǎn xī jìn qiú ] to aim low, to aim to get by, without lofty ambition |
| ⇒ 营求 | [ yíng qiú ] to seek, to strive for |
| ⇒ 独孤求败 | [ dú gū qiú baì ] Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels |
| ⇒ 社会总需求 | [ shè huì zǒng xū qiú ] aggregate social demand, total requirement of society |
| ⇒ 稳中求进 | [ wěn zhōng qiú jìn ] to make progress while ensuring stability |
| ⇒ 缘木求鱼 | [ yuán mù qiú yú ] lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible |
| ⇒ 总需求 | [ zǒng xū qiú ] aggregate demand |
| ⇒ 行销诉求 | [ xíng sù qiú ] marketing message |
| ⇒ 访师求学 | [ fǎng shī qiú xué ] to seek a teacher desiring to study |
| ⇒ 访求 | [ fǎng qiú ] to seek, to search for |
| ⇒ 诉求 | [ sù qiú ] to appeal, to demand (an answer), requirement, demand, claim, appeal, (marketing) message |
| ⇒ 诛求 | [ zhū qiú ] exorbitant demands, demanding with menaces, extortion |
| ⇒ 诛求无厌 | [ zhū qiú wú yàn ] incessant exorbitant demands |
| ⇒ 诛求无已 | [ zhū qiú wú yǐ ] to make endless exorbitant demands |
| ⇒ 请求 | [ qǐng qiú ] to request, to ask, request, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 请求宽恕 | [ qǐng qiú kuān shù ] to sue for mercy, to ask for forgiveness, begging for magnanimity |
| ⇒ 谋求 | [ moú qiú ] to seek, to strive for |
| ⇒ 讲求 | [ jiǎng qiú ] to stress, to emphasize, particular about sth, to strive for |
| ⇒ 贪求 | [ tān qiú ] to pursue greedily, to crave |
| ⇒ 贪求无厌 | [ tān qiú wú yàn ] insatiably greedy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 责备求全 | [ zé beì qiú quán ] see 求全責備|求全责备[qiu2 quan2 ze2 bei4] |
| ⇒ 跪地求饶 | [ guì dì qiú raó ] to kneel and beg forgiveness |
| ⇒ 需求层次理论 | [ xū qiú céng cì lǐ lùn ] (Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology) |
