求 qiú

1. qiú verb to request
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 请求 (ABCE '求'; CCD '求' 1; FE '求' 1; GHDC '求' 2; HSK '求' 1).
2. qiú verb to seek; to look for
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 追求. For example, For example, 实事求是 'to seek truth from facts' (ABCE '求'; CCD '求' 3; CCI '实事求是'; FE '求' 2; Guoyu '求' v 1; Kroll 2015 '求' 1; HSK '求' 2).
3. qiú verb to implore
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Education
   Notes: In the sense of 恳讬 (Guoyu '求' v 2)
4. qiú verb to aspire to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '求' 1b)
5. qiú adjective to be avaricious; to be greedy; to covet
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 贪婪 (FE '求' 4; Guoyu '求' v 4)
6. qiú verb to attract
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 招引 (Guoyu '求' v 5)
7. qiú verb to bribe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 求 is similar in meaning to 赇.
8. qiú proper noun Qiu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '求' 5; GHDC '求' 5; Guoyu '求' n)
9. qiú verb to demand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 要求; for example, the idiom 求全责备 'to demand perfection' (CCD '求' 4; FE '求' 2; GHDC '求' 3; Guoyu '求' v 3; Kroll 2015 '求' 2)
10. qiú verb to end
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC '求' 4)

Contained in

• 求健康长寿 要慈悲护生 求财富利益 要布施结缘 求家庭和乐 要谦让忍耐 求聪明智慧 要明理通达(求健康長壽 要慈悲護生 求財富利益 要布施結緣 求家庭和樂 要謙讓忍耐 求聰明智慧 要明理通達) In wishing for good health and longevity, you must be compassionate and protect lives. In wishing for wealth and gain, you must be generous and develop affinities. In wishing for a happy family, you must be humble and patient. In wishing for intelligence and wisdom, you must be reasonable and open-minded.
• 自我观照 但求诸己 自我更新 不断净化 自我实践 不假外求 自我离相 不计内外(自我觀照 但求諸己 自我更新 不斷淨化 自我實踐 不假外求 自我離相 不計內外) Reflect upon oneself, and seek the cause in oneself. Reinvent oneself, and continue to purify oneself. Live up to oneself, and never rely on others. Detach from oneself, and never discriminate.
• 求人不如求己 if you want something done well, do it yourself ; it is better to help yourself than to seek help from others
• 乐求(樂求) seek pleasure
• 求闻持仪轨(求聞持儀軌) Having Requests Heard Ritual Manual
• 勤求无上觉(勤求無上覺) strive for supreme enlightenment
• 求化 to collect alms; to seek donations
• 无求(無求) No Desires
• 心怀度众慈悲愿，身似法海不系舟，问我一生何所求，平安幸福照五洲。(心懷度眾慈悲願，身似法海不繫舟，問我一生何所求，平安幸福照五洲。) With mind as vast and boundless as emptiness,
• 知足心常泰 无求品自高(知足心常泰 無求品自高) A heart remains prosperous when content; A character remains noble when free of desires.
• 求那跋摩 Guṇaśāla
• 随求即得大自在陀罗尼神呪经(隨求即得大自在陀羅尼神呪經) Scripture of the Dharani of Wish Fulfillment; Sui Qiu Ji De Da Zizai Tuoluoni Shen Zhou Jing
• 求欲经(求欲經) Qiu Yu Jing; Anaṅgaṇasutta
• 佛说随求即得大自在陀罗尼神呪经(佛說隨求即得大自在陀羅尼神呪經) Mahāpratisarādhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Sui Qiu Ji De Da Zizai Tuoluoni Shen Zhou Jing

Also contained in

恳求 、 求助 、 正当要求 、 求剑刻舟 、 求觅 、 蒙求 、 求偶 、 苛求 、 刻意求工 、 求知欲 、 求战 、 以求 、 总需求 、 求存 、 研求 、 请求调页 、 求子 、 求婚 、 求仕 、 求学无坦途 、 求和 、 求职信 、 刑求 、 实事求是 、 求解 、 追根求源 、 求生意志 、 求同 、 求职者 、 求雨 、 强求 、 食不求饱 、 舍身求法 、 要求 、 请求 、 求医 、 搜求

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 142 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 291 , has parallel version
• Scroll 137 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 274 , has parallel version
• Scroll 143 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 265 , has parallel version
• Scroll 144 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 257 , has parallel version
• Scroll 141 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 256 , has parallel version
• Scroll 138 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 256 , has parallel version
• Scroll 136 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 256 , has parallel version
• Scroll 140 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 249 , has parallel version
• Scroll 139 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 249 , has parallel version
• Scroll 145 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 215 , has parallel version

Collocations

• 求度世 (求度世) 當求度世解脫之道 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 27
• 求有利 (求有利) 因求有利 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 5
• 何所求 (何所求) 當於何所求水滅之 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
• 求出家 (求出家) 而求出家 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 求火 (求火) 小兒吹灰求火 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 5
• 求作 (求作) 求作沙門 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
• 求胜 (求勝) 復求勝者 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 4
• 求利 (求利) 以利求利 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 4
• 求安隐 (求安隐) 求安隱處 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 3
• 求财 (求財) 一者求財 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 2