告求
gào qiú
Pinyin
Definition
告求
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- to ask
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to press charges
- 2 to file a complaint
- 1 to seek
- 2 to look for
- 3 to request
- 4 to demand
- 5 to beseech
Idioms (20)
不求有功,但求无过
- 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
- 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
- 2 not bothered with the details
- 3 superficial
- 4 content with shallow understanding
乞哀告怜
- 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
刻舟求剑
- 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
- 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)