求情
qiú qíng
Pinyin

Definition

求情
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qiú qíng
  1. to plea for leniency
  2. to ask for a favor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
qíng
  1. 1 feeling
  2. 2 emotion
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 situation
ài qíng
  1. 1 romance
  2. 2 love (romantic)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn]
gǎn qíng
  1. 1 emotion
  2. 2 sentiment
  3. 3 affection
  4. 4 feelings between two persons
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
biǎo qíng
  1. 1 (facial) expression
  2. 2 to express one's feelings
  3. 3 expression
rén qíng
  1. 1 human emotions
  2. 2 social relationship
  3. 3 friendship
  4. 4 favor
  5. 5 a good turn
chuán qíng
  1. 1 to pass on amorous feelings
  2. 2 to send one's love to sb
jù qíng
  1. 1 story line
  2. 2 plot
yǒu qíng
  1. 1 friendly feelings
  2. 2 friendship
tóng qíng
  1. 1 to sympathize with
  2. 2 sympathy
jī qíng
  1. 1 (slang) bromance
  2. 2 gay love
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
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
xīn gān qíng yuàn
  1. 1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly happy to do
  3. 3 most willing to do
xìng qíng
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 temperament
qíng rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
  1. 1 love at first sight (idiom)
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
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
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)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
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
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
含情脉脉
hán qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
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
小作怡情,大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
  1. 1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

Sample Sentences

许仙看到那条巨大的白蛇,立刻就被吓死了。白素贞醒来,发现丈夫死了。她擦干眼泪,飞到天上去采灵芝。人家不让她采,她就偷了一颗。王母娘娘非常生气,要处死白素贞,观音娘娘为她求情,白素贞才拿到灵芝,回家救活了丈夫。
Xǔ Xiān kàndào nà tiáo jùdà de bái shé ,lìkè jiù bèi xià sǐ le 。Bái Sùzhēn xǐnglái ,fāxiàn zhàngfu sǐ le 。tā cā gān yǎnlèi ,fēi dào tiānshàng qù cǎi língzhī 。rénjiā bùràng tā cǎi ,tā jiù tōu le yī kē 。Wángmǔniángniang fēicháng shēngqì ,yào chǔsǐ Bái Sùzhēn ,Guānyīnniángniang wèi tā qiúqíng ,Bái Sùzhēn cái ná dào língzhī ,huíjiā jiùhuó le zhàngfu 。
As soon as Xu Xian saw the giant white snake, he was immediately scared to death. When Bai Suzhen awoke, she discovered that her husband was dead. Wiping away her tears, she flew up to heaven to pick a medicinal fungus. No one gave her permission to take one; she just stole it. The Queen Mother of the West was extremely angry and wanted to kill Bai Suzhen. Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, asked for leniency so that Bai Suzhen could take the medicinal fungus and return home and save her husband.
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沙和尚也过来求情。
Shā héshang yě guòlái qiúqíng 。
Friar Sand came forward, also asking for mercy.