[qiú]
[动]
(请求; 要求) ask; beg; request; entreat; beseech
ask sb. a favour; ask a favour of sb.
求人帮忙
have to look to others for help
有求于人
He urgently begged a favour of me.
他急切恳求我帮他一个忙。
I must ask you a favour.
我求你一件事。
(追求; 探求; 寻求) strive for; seek; try
strive for improvement
力求改进
try to achieve a consensus
求得一致
strive for further progress
求进步
seek knowledge
求学问
seek truth from facts
实事求是
[名]
(需求; 需要) demand
Supply falls short of demand.; The supply does not meet the demand.
供不应求。
The supply exceeds the demand.
供过于求。
(姓氏) a surname
Qiu Zhong
求仲