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to request
to request
requirement
to pursue
to propose marriage
to seek help
to seek employment
to request help
to seek
to solicit
to entreat
supply does not meet demand
Notice where 求 sits in each complete thought.
I'm not asking you. I'm begging you.
Source: Tatoeba #5684102 · CC BY 2.0 FRI will accept his request.
Source: Tatoeba #3078823 · CC BY 2.0 FRHave you asked her for help?
Source: Tatoeba #5650417 · CC BY 2.0 FRPerhaps you will seek his aid.
Source: Tatoeba #2394810 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe did the reverse of what I asked.
Source: Tatoeba #8605871 · CC BY 2.0 FRI was asked to wait here.
Source: Tatoeba #465884 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.