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IDENTITY

qiúto seek; to beg; to demand

HSK 3Top 250

CORE MEANING

to seek; to beg; to demand

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to ask for; to seekHSK3
  2. 2.to demandHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
water radical (shuǐ)
strokes
7
Structure
single structure
IDS sequence
⿺⿻一氺丶
    • part of the structure
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

要求yāoqiúrequirement
请求qǐngqiúto request
追求zhuīqiúto pursue

Graded examples

  • 老师要求我们多读书。Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen duō dúshū.HSK3

    The teacher asks us to read more.

RELATIONS

In these chengyu

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A fur coat — what you beg and seek for. (Old picture of a fur robe.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#250
Memory aid
imagery

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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