探求
tàn qiú
Pinyin

Definition

探求
 - 
tàn qiú
  1. to seek
  2. to pursue
  3. to investigate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

求
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
要求
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]
追求
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
不求人
bù qiú rén
  1. 1 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
奢求
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
密探
mì tàn
  1. 1 secret agent
  2. 2 detective
  3. 3 covert investigator
寻求
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
强求
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward
探奇
tàn qí
  1. 1 to seek unusual scenery or places
探望
tàn wàng
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to call on sb
  3. 3 to look around
探秘
tàn mì
  1. 1 to explore a mystery
  2. 2 to probe the unknown
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
探亲
tàn qīn
  1. 1 to go home to visit one's family
探讨
tàn tǎo
  1. 1 to investigate
  2. 2 to probe
探险
tàn xiǎn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to go on an expedition
  3. 3 adventure
探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā
  1. 1 explorer
求助
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)
求婚
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage

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)
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
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
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)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
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)

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