求知
qiú zhī
Pinyin

Definition

求知
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qiú zhī
  1. anxious to learn
  2. keen for knowledge

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
知
zhī
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to be aware
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
  1. 1 unconsciously
  2. 2 unwittingly

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind

Sample Sentences

是啊。首先他们对待学习的态度就不一样。中国学生更多地把学习看作任务。从小接受应试教育，题海战术，求知欲 、自主性和兴趣都被磨灭了。
shì ā 。shǒuxiān tāmen duìdài xuéxí de tàidu jiù bùyīyàng 。Zhōngguó xuésheng gèngduō de bǎ xuéxí kànzuò rènwu 。cóngxiǎo jiēshòu yìngshìjiàoyù ，tíhǎi zhànshù ，qiúzhīyù 、zìzhǔxìng hé xìngqù dōu bèi mómiè le 。
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