征求
zhēng qiú
Pinyin

Definition

征求
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zhēng qiú
  1. to solicit
  2. to seek
  3. to request (opinions, feedback etc)
  4. to petition

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

求
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
奢求
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
寻求
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
强求
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
求助
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)
求婚
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage
求救
qiú jiù
  1. 1 to cry for help
求职
qiú zhí
  1. 1 to seek employment
求职者
qiú zhí zhě
  1. 1 job applicant
求解
qiú jiě
  1. 1 to require a solution
  2. 2 to seek to solve (an equation)
祈求
qí qiú
  1. 1 to pray for
  2. 2 to appeal
请求
qǐng qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to ask
  3. 3 request
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
追求
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
需求
xū qiú
  1. 1 requirement
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 (economics) demand
不求人
bù qiú rén
  1. 1 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
乞求
qǐ qiú
  1. 1 to beg
以求
yǐ qiú
  1. 1 in order to
企求
qǐ qiú
  1. 1 to seek for
  2. 2 to hope to gain
  3. 3 desirous

Idioms (20)

不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
可遇不可求
kě yù bù kě qiú
  1. 1 can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2 one can only come across such things serendipitously
含商咀徵
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
含宫咀徵
hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
  1. 1 to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
  2. 2 to long for sth day and night
孜孜以求
zī zī yǐ qiú
  1. 1 diligent and tireless (idiom)
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
死中求生
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng
  1. 1 to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé
  1. 1 lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
求人不如求己
qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ
  1. 1 if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)
求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì
  1. 1 to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
求好心切
qiú hǎo xīn qiè
  1. 1 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
  2. 2 to strive to achieve the best possible results
  3. 3 to be a perfectionist

Sample Sentences

别说了！跟儿子的人生比，工作算什么？再说，妈妈去管儿子，还要征求儿子意见？
bié shuō le ！gēn érzi de rénshēng bǐ ，gōngzuò suàn shénme ？zàishuō ，māma qù guǎn érzi ，hái yào zhēngqiú érzi yìjiàn ？
Stop! Work is nothing compared with my son's life! And furthermore, if a mother wants to keep an eye on her son, does she need to get his advice?
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大家都在啊，有个事想征求一下大家的意见。春节的时候公司需要有人值班，有没有谁愿意来？公司会付三倍的工资，外加一个大红包。
dàjiā dōu zài a ，yǒu ge shì xiǎng zhēngqiú yīxià dàjiā de yìjiàn 。Chūnjié de shíhou gōngsī xūyào yǒurén zhíbān ，yǒu méiyǒu shéi yuànyì lái ？gōngsī huì fù sān bèi de gōngzī ，wài jiā yī gè dà hóngbāo 。
Since everyone is here, there's something I need your attention for. The company needs some people to work during the New Year holiday. Is anyone willing to do it? The company will pay triple wages, plus give a nice fat bonus.
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