追求
zhuī qiú
Pinyin

Definition

追求
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zhuī qiú
  1. to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. to seek after
  3. to woo

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 classifier: 点 diǎn
追
duī
  1. 1 to sculpt
  2. 2 to carve
  3. 3 musical instrument (old)
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)

Idioms (20)

一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
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)

Sample Sentences

雾霾产生的主要原因还是在工业污染上，政府一味追求经济效益，用牺牲环境的代价来换取GDP的发展。
wùmái chǎnshēng de zhǔyào yuányīn háishì zài gōngyè wūrǎn shàng ，zhèngfǔ yīwèi zhuīqiú jīngjì xiàoyì ，yòng xīshēng huánjìng de dàijià lái huànqǔ GDP de fāzhǎn 。
The main source of smog is industrial pollution. The government invariably pursue economic efficiency, sacrificing the environment to forward GDP development.
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如果对工作有追求，有责任感的，或许她们也并不在乎是不是一定要结婚。而且她们自己很优秀，所以对另一半要求当然也高了。
rúguǒ duì gōngzuò yǒu zhuīqiú ，yǒu zérèngǎn de ，huòxǔ tāmen yě bìng bù zàihu shìbushì yīdìng yào jiéhūn 。érqiě tāmen zìjǐ hěn yōuxiù ，suǒyǐ duì lìngyībàn yāoqiú dāngrán yě gāo le 。
If you have something to pursue at work and a sense of responsibility, perhaps they wouldn't insist that you must get married. And they are so brilliant that they have a lot of demands for their other half, of course.
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是吧，我也很佩服她呢，每个人的追求和生活方式都不一样，我也觉得自己过得充实幸福比什么都重要。
shì ba ，wǒ yě hěn pèifú tā ne ，měi ge rén de zhuīqiú hé shēnghuófāngshì dōu bù yīyàng ，wǒ yě juéde zìjǐ guò de chōngshí xìngfú bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào 。
Yes, I also really admire her. Everyone has different aspirations and a different way of life. I think that spending a full and happy life is the most important thing.
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导演拍电影的终极追求肯定是源于原作，高于原作。
dǎoyǎn pāidiànyǐng de zhōngjí zhuīqiú kěndìng shì yuányú yuánzuò ，gāoyú yuánzuò 。
The ultimate pursuit of a filmmaker is to produce original works yet better than the original.
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嗯，我去的那座窑场不追求华丽的釉彩讲究的是朴实、天然的泥土和岩矿的质感。
en ，wǒ qù de nà zuò yáochǎng bù zhuīqiú huálì de yòucǎi jiǎngjiu de shì pǔshí 、tiānrán de nítǔ hé yánkuàng de zhìgǎn 。
Yeah, the kiln I go to doesn’t demand pretty glazes, it focuses on a more plain and natural texture like clay and rock.
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八零后”是垮掉的一代，说他们大多是独生子女，所以娇生惯养，自私，不懂责任和分享。“九零后”是脑残的一代，只懂上网玩游戏，没理想，没追求。
bālínghòu ”shì kuǎdiàodeyīdài ，shuō tāmen dàduō shì dúshēngzǐnǚ ，suǒyǐ jiāoshēngguànyǎng ，zìsī ，bù dǒng zérèn hé fēnxiǎng 。“jiǔlínghòu ”shì nǎocán de yī dài ，zhī dǒng shàngwǎng wán yóuxì ，méi lǐxiǎng ，méi zhuīqiú 。
The generation born in the 80s is China's broken generation, because the majority of them were born as only children, so they are spoilt, entitled and selfish, with little understanding of responsibility or sharing. The generation born in the 90s is the bonehead generation. They spend all their time playing video games and have no ideals or ambitions.
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我的想法和你们不一样，我要留给自己一点时间追求梦想。
wǒ de xiǎngfǎ hé nǐmen bù yīyàng ，wǒ yào liú gěi zìjǐ yīdiǎn shíjiān zhuīqiú mèngxiǎng 。
My ideas are different than yours'. I want to set aside some time to pursue my dreams.
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生活水平提升自然是好的，老弟我是信奉进步二字的，内心宁静纯属个人，追求更多、更快、更好才是人性的本然。
shēnghuó shuǐpíng tíshēng zìrán shì hǎo de ，lǎodì wǒ shì xìnfèng jìnbù èr zì de ，nèixīn níngjìng chúnshǔ gèrén ，zhuīqiú gèng duō 、gèng kuài 、gèng hǎo cáishì rénxìng de běnrán 。
Naturally an improvement in living standards is good, I believe in the word progress, buddy. Inner peace is for the individual, asking for more, more quickly and better is the essence of being human.
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这不就正好跟老子以“减法”生活，来追求人心平静的哲学相反吗？
zhè bù jiù zhènghǎo gēn lǎozǐ yǐ “jiǎnfǎ ”shēnghuó ，lái zhuīqiú rénxīn píngjìng de zhéxué xiāngfǎn ma ？
Isn't that the exact opposite of Laozi's idea of subtraction in life and the philosophy of finding inner peace?
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那我倒是不同意最近常听到的，如果有大幸福，何必追求小确幸这种说法了，要能享受小确幸，前提是有基本幸福的生活吧，否则每天担心受怕，哪有心情享受这些”小确幸“啊？
nà wǒ dàoshì bùtóngyì zuìjìn cháng tīngdào de ，rúguǒ yǒu dà xìngfú ，hébì zhuīqiú xiǎoquèxìng zhèzhǒng shuōfa le ，yào néng xiǎngshòu xiǎoquèxìng ，qiántí shì yǒu jīběn xìngfú de shēnghuó ba ，fǒuzé měitiān dānxīn shòu pà ，nǎyǒu xīnqíng xiǎngshòu zhèxiē ”xiǎoquèxìng “ā ？
Contrary to what you might expect, I don't actually agree with the opinion that I hear these days - if we find great happiness, why strive for the little joys of life. The prerequisite of being able to enjoy those little joys in life is that we have basic level of happiness in life . Otherwise if you are constantly worried about this and that, you just won't be in the right frame of mind to enjoy those "little joys".
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