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苛求 to demand too much (of person) or criticize by severe standards;
求索 to seek for;
求偶 seek for life mate;
求婚，求人 [qiu2hun1], [qiu2ren2]↓;
求職，求事 seek for job;
求才 look for real talents;
反求諸己 to look for cause of failure in oneself;
求治 (the people) yearn for peace, (ruler) tries to put country in order;
求之不得 just what one wished for;
可遇而不可求 s.t. unique which may come by chance but not by diligent search;
供過於求 supply exceeds demand;
求漿得酒 get more than that one was looking for ;
求田問舍 to busy oneself with business deals and have no higher ambition in life, looking for a site for a permanent home.
(2) To beg, request, pray for: 求乞，求化，求情 [qiu2qi3], [qiu2hua4], [qiu2qing2]↓;
求你，求求你 I beg you;
求借 beg to borrow;
求見 beg for an interview;
求子，求雨 pray for the birth of a son, for rain;
求生不得，求死未能 can neither live nor die-utter misery;
有求必應 (of god, gentleman) never refuses a request.
(3) Set one's mind to, try to: 力求上進 try to make progress in studies;
不求有功，只求無過 dare not hope for great accomplishment, but only to be free from mistakes;
力求 try very hard to;
求名，求利 set one's mind to obtain fame, wealth;
刻意求工 try to do one's best (in writing, workmanship);
(oft. +adj.);
求速，求簡 try to be efficient, simple;
求備，求全 [qiu2bei4], [qiu2qUan2]↓.
2.求成 [qiu2cheng2], phr., hope for success.
3.求籤 [qiu2qian1], v.i., to pray and draw divination sticks at temple.
4.求乞 [qiu2qi3], v.i., & t., to ask s.o. for s.t. (help, pardon, etc.).
5.求親 [qiu2qin1], v.i., (1) to ask for marriage between two families; (2) to ask for help from relatives.
6.求情 [qiu2qing2], v.i., to ask for special consideration, make appeal as friend or for friend.
7.求全 [qiu2qUan2], v.i., to ask for perfection: 萬事莫求全 don't ask for perfection; 求全之毀 (AC) one tries one's best and still gets criticized for it; see 委曲求全 90.93.
8.求貸 [qiu2dai4], v.i., to ask for loan.
9.求和 [qiu2he2], v.i., to beg for peace by offering surrender.
10.求化 [qiu2hua4], v.i., (Budd.) to ask for subscriptions.
11.求凰 [qiu2huang2], v.i., a man looking for a life mate.
12.求婚 [qiu2hun1], v.i., ask for a girl's hand.
13.求積法 [qiu2ji1fa3], n., (math.) mensuration.
14.求假 [qiu2jia4], phr., to ask for leave of absence.
15.求教 [qiu2jiao4], v.i., (court.) to ask for advice (cf. 請教 60A.42).
16.求救 [qiu2jiu4], phr., to cry (ask) for help.
17.求牡 [qiu2mu3], v.i., (AC) as in 雉鳴求其牡 a female pheasant calls for mate, (fig.) a girl courts a boy.
18.求饒 [qiu2rao2], v.i., to ask for pardon.
19.求人 [qiu2ren2], phr., (1) to ask others for help; (2) to look for talents.
20.求容 [qiu2rong2], phr., ask to be permitted to stay, also to be pardoned for slight oversights.
21.求仙 [qiu2xian1], phr., seek to meet with (Taoist) immortals.
22.求心力 [qiu2xin1li4], n., (phys.) centripetal force.
23.求學 [qiu2xUe2], v.i., to go to school or college for further studies; try to improve oneself in studies.