哀求 āi qiú ㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ oi1 kau4 HSK 7-9
- to entreat
- to implore
- to plead
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哀
- 悲哀 bēi āi ㄅㄟ ㄞ bei1 oi1 grieved
- 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄞ ㄌㄜˋ hei2 nou6 oi1 lok6 lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
- 可哀 kě āi ㄎㄜˇ ㄞ ho2 oi1 miserably
- 哀伤 哀傷 āi shāng ㄞ ㄕㄤ oi1 soeng1 grief; distress; bereavement
- 哀劝 哀勸 āi quàn ㄞ ㄑㄩㄢˋ oi1 hyun3 to persuade by all possible means; to implore
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- 哀告 āi gào ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ oi1 gou3 to beg piteously
- 哀哭 āi kū ㄞ ㄎㄨ oi1 huk1 to weep in sorrow
- 哀启 哀啟 āi qǐ ㄞ ㄑㄧˇ oi1 kai2 obituary (archaic term)
- 哀叹 哀嘆 āi tàn ㄞ ㄊㄢˋ oi1 taan3 to sigh
- 哀嚎 āi háo ㄞ ㄏㄠˊ oi1 hou4 to wail; to cry piteously
- 哀失 āi shī ㄞ ㄕ oi1 sat1 bereavement
- 哀婉 āi wǎn ㄞ ㄨㄢˇ oi1 jyun2 (esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving
- 哀子 āi zǐ ㄞ ㄗˇ oi1 zi2 son orphaned of his mother
- 哀家 āi jiā ㄞ ㄐㄧㄚ oi1 gaa1 I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
- 哀平 Āi Píng ㄞ ㄆㄧㄥˊ oi1 ping4 joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)
- 哀思 āi sī ㄞ ㄙ oi1 si1 grief-stricken thoughts
- 哀怨 āi yuàn ㄞ ㄩㄢˋ oi1 jyun3 grief
- 哀悼 āi dào ㄞ ㄉㄠˋ oi1 dou6 to grieve over sb's death
- 哀愁 āi chóu ㄞ ㄔㄡˊ oi1 sau4 sorrow; sadness
- 哀恸 哀慟 āi tòng ㄞ ㄊㄨㄥˋ oi1 dung6 to be deeply grieved
求
- 乞求 qǐ qiú ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hat1 kau4 to beg
- 供求 gōng qiú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gung1 kau4 supply and demand (economics)
- 力求 lì qiú ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ lik6 kau4 to make every effort to
- 央求 yāng qiú ㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ joeng1 kau4 to implore
- 寻求 尋求 xún qiú ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cam4 kau4 to seek; to look for
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- 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
- 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zing1 kau4 to solicit
- 恳求 懇求 kěn qiú ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ han2 kau4 to beg
- 探求 tàn qiú ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam3 kau4 to seek
- 求助 qiú zhù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨˋ kau4 zo6 to request help
- 求婚 qiú hūn ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ kau4 fan1 to propose marriage
- 求学 求學 qiú xué ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ kau4 hok6 to pursue one's studies; to attend school
- 求救 qiú jiù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ kau4 gau3 to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- 求职 求職 qiú zhí ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓˊ kau4 zik1 to seek employment
- 求证 求證 qiú zhèng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄥˋ kau4 zing3 to seek proof
- 求医 求醫 qiú yī ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄧ kau4 ji1 to seek medical treatment
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 请求 請求 qǐng qiú ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cing2 kau4 to request; to ask
- 谋求 謀求 móu qiú ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mau4 kau4 to seek; to strive for
- 追求 zhuī qiú ㄓㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zeoi1 kau4 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
Idioms with these characters
- 哀兵必胜 哀兵必勝 āi bīng bì shèng ㄞ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥˋ oi1 bing1 bit1 sing3 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 哀告宾服 哀告賓服 āi gào bīn fú ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˊ oi1 gou3 ban1 fuk6 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
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- 哀鸿遍野 哀鴻遍野 āi hóng biàn yě ㄞ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ oi1 hung4 pin3 je5 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
- 哀毁骨立 哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ oi1 wai2 gwat1 laap6 (idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent
- 乞哀告怜 乞哀告憐 qǐ āi gào lián ㄑㄧˇ ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ hat1 oi1 gou3 lin4 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
- 生荣死哀 生榮死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄙˇ ㄞ sang1 wing4 sei2 oi1 to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
- 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄞ ㄌㄜˋ hei2 nou6 oi1 lok6 lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
- 不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ bat1 kau4 sam6 gaai2 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
- 不忮不求 bù zhì bù qiú ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ (idiom) to be free of jealousy or greed
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ zing1 jik1 kau4 zing1 (idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
- 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ gap1 jyu1 kau4 sing4 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄝˋ kau4 hou2 sam1 cit3 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
- 求情告饶 求情告饒 qiú qíng gào ráo ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄠˋ ㄖㄠˊ kau4 cing4 gou3 jiu4 to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
- 求全责备 求全責備 qiú quán zé bèi ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄟˋ kau4 cyun4 zaak3 bei6 to demand perfection (idiom)