谋求
móu qiú
Pinyin

Definition

谋求
 - 
móu qiú
  1. to seek
  2. to strive for

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
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
求学无坦途
qiú xué wú tǎn tú
  1. 1 The path of learning can never be smooth.
  2. 2 There is no royal road to learning. (idiom)
求情告饶
qiú qíng gào ráo
  1. 1 to beg for forgiveness (idiom)

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