哀求
哀求 āi qiú ㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ oi1 kau4 HSK 7-9
- to entreat
- to implore
- to plead
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More words with these characters
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
- 哀告 āi gào ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ oi1 gou3 to beg piteously
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
- 强求強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
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
- 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
- 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
- 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