求存
qiú cún
Pinyin

Definition

求存
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qiú cún
  1. survival
  2. the struggle to eke out a living
  3. to seek for continued existence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
bù qiú rén
  1. 1 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
bǎo cún
  1. 1 to conserve
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to save (a file etc) (computing)
chǔ cún
  1. 1 stockpile
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to stockpile
  4. 4 storage
nèi cún
  1. 1 internal storage
  2. 2 computer memory
  3. 3 random access memory (RAM)
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
cún
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to deposit
  3. 3 to store
  4. 4 to keep
  5. 5 to survive
cún chǔ
  1. 1 to store up
  2. 2 to stockpile
  3. 3 (computer) to save
  4. 4 to store
  5. 5 memory
  6. 6 storage
cún zhé
  1. 1 passbook
  2. 2 bankbook
cún fàng
  1. 1 to deposit
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to leave in sb's care
cún kuǎn
  1. 1 to deposit money (in a bank etc)
  2. 2 bank savings
  3. 3 bank deposit
cún qián
  1. 1 to deposit money
  2. 2 to save money
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage
qiú jiù
  1. 1 to cry for help

Idioms (20)

不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
  1. 1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
  2. 2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
可遇不可求
kě yù bù kě qiú
  1. 1 can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2 one can only come across such things serendipitously
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
  1. 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
  1. 1 to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
  2. 2 to long for sth day and night
孜孜以求
zī zī yǐ qiú
  1. 1 diligent and tireless (idiom)
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
死中求生
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng
  1. 1 to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé
  1. 1 lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
求人不如求己
qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ
  1. 1 if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)
求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì
  1. 1 to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
求好心切
qiú hǎo xīn qiè
  1. 1 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
  2. 2 to strive to achieve the best possible results
  3. 3 to be a perfectionist

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