HSK6: learn ten words at a time

要求 · yāoqiú

require; a requirement or request

teacher老师lǎo shīto request要求yāo qiúwe / us我们wǒ menevery day每天měi tiānto practice练习liàn xíChinese language汉语hàn yǔ。

lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men měi tiān liàn xí hàn yǔ。

Here, 要求: require; a requirement or request.

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请求 · qǐngqiú

request; ask someone to do something

he / him他tāto request请求qǐng qiúeveryone大家dà jiāagain / then再zàito / for / give给gěihe / him他tāfirst一次yī cìopportunity机会jī huì。

tā qǐng qiú dà jiā zài gěi tā yī cì jī huì。

Here, 请求: request; ask someone to do something.

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需求 · xūqiú

need; demand for something

we / us我们wǒ menaccording to根据gēn jùstudent学生xué shēng(modifier / structural particle)的derequirement需求xū qiúto arrange安排ān páicourse课程kè chéng。

wǒ men gēn jù xué shēng de xū qiú ān pái kè chéng。

Here, 需求: need; demand for something.

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追求 · zhuīqiú

pursue; strive toward a goal

she / her她tāall along一直yì zhíat / in在zàito pursue (a goal etc)…追求zhuī qiú更好gèng hǎo(modifier / structural particle)的deto live生活shēng huó。

tā yì zhí zài zhuī qiú gèng hǎo de shēng huó。

Here, 追求: pursue; strive toward a goal.

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求 · qiú

to ask for or seek

求 can express asking, seeking or pleading. 求别人帮忙 may sound stronger or more dependent than 请别人帮忙. For an ordinary polite request, 请你帮个忙 often fits better.

遇到困难yù dào kùn náno'clock时shí，can / may可以kě yǐto seek求qiúother people别人bié rénto help帮忙bāng máng。

yù dào kùn nan shí， kě yǐ qiú bié rén bāng máng。

Here, 求: to ask for or seek.

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求婚 · qiúhūn

to propose marriage

he / him他tātowards向xiàngshe / her她tāto propose marriage求婚qiú hūn(completed / change)了le。

tā xiàng tā qiú hūn le。

Here, 求婚: to propose marriage.

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求救 · qiújiù

to call or ask for rescue

to be trapped被困bèi kùn(modifier / structural particle)的detraveler游客yóu kèto issue (an order, decree…发出fā chū(completed / change)了le求救信号qiú jiù xìn hào。

bèi kùn de yóu kè fā chū le qiú jiù xìn hào。

Here, 求救: to call or ask for rescue.

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求职 · qiúzhí

to look or apply for a job

she / her她tāin the middle of正在zhèng zàipreparation准备zhǔn bèito seek employment求职qiú zhí(raw) material材料cái liào。

tā zhèng zài zhǔn bèi qiú zhí cái liào。

Here, 求职: to look or apply for a job.

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求助 · qiúzhù

to ask for help

to meet遇到yù dàoquestion问题wèn tío'clock时shí，can / may可以kě yǐtowards向xiàngteacher老师lǎo shīto request help求助qiú zhù。

yù dào wèn tí shí， kě yǐ xiàng lǎo shī qiú zhù。

Here, 求助: to ask for help.

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寻求 · xúnqiú

to seek something needed

遇到困难yù dào kùn náno'clock时shí，we / us我们wǒ menshould应该yīng gāito seek寻求xún qiúassistance帮助bāng zhù。

yù dào kùn nan shí， wǒ men yīng gāi xún qiú bāng zhù。

Here, 寻求: to seek something needed.

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