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求

qiú · qiu

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HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to seek
  2. to look for
  3. to request
  4. to demand
  5. to beseech
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In a conversation

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A small favor

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，求(qiú)你(nǐ)一(yī)件(jiàn)事(shì)。

    Liangliang, I need to ask you a favor.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    What is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)的(de)聚会(jùhuì)，求(qiú)你(nǐ)别(bié)让(ràng)我(wǒ)唱歌(chànggē)。

    At the party tonight, please do not let me sing.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  5. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)一(yī)唱歌(chànggē)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)去(qù)外面(wàimiàn)了(le)。

    Last time, as soon as I sang, everyone went outside.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)让(ràng)你(nǐ)唱(chàng)。你(nǐ)也(yě)别(bié)让(ràng)我(wǒ)唱(chàng)！

    OK, I will not let you sing. And do not let me sing either!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

米(mǐ)克(kè)整(zhěng)天(tiān)都(dōu)在(zài)求(qiú)爸(bà)爸(ba)买(mǎi)车(chē)给(gěi)他(tā)。

Mike is always nagging his father to buy him a car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)遇(yù)到(dào)困(kùn)难(nán)时(shí)，总(zǒng)是(shì)先(xiān)求(qiú)朋(péng)友(you)帮(bāng)忙(máng)。

When he runs into difficulties, he always asks his friends for help first.

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