浅希近求
qiǎn xī jìn qiú
Pinyin

Definition

浅希近求
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qiǎn xī jìn qiú
  1. to aim low
  2. to aim to get by
  3. without lofty ambition

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zuì jìn
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 soon
  3. 3 nearest
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
jiāng jìn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 close to
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  1. 1 to hope
  2. 2 to admire
  3. 3 variant of 稀[xī]
Xī là
  1. 1 Greece
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage
qiú zhí
  1. 1 to seek employment
qiú jiě
  1. 1 to require a solution
  2. 2 to seek to solve (an equation)
qí qiú
  1. 1 to pray for
  2. 2 to appeal
lín jìn
  1. 1 close to
  2. 2 approaching
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]
qīn jìn
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 to get close to
qǐng qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to ask
  3. 3 request
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zǒu jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to draw near to

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
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
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)
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
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
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
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)

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