求 qiú to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech syn 寻找 尋找 xún zhǎo to seek / to look for syn 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 隐瞒 隱瞞 yǐn mán to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth syn 追求 zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo syn 寻求 尋求 xún qiú to seek / to look for syn 卧底 臥底 wò dǐ to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 咨询 咨詢 zī xún to inquire / to consult / to seek advice from syn 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài to conceal / to hide behind / to cover up syn 戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama / a play / theater / script of a play syn 躲避 duǒ bì to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties) syn 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) syn 藏身 cáng shēn to hide / to go into hiding / to take refuge syn 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún to look for / to seek / to find fault syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 隐蔽 隱蔽 yǐn bì to conceal / to hide / covert / under cover syn 玩牌 wán pái to play cards / to play mahjong 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 取名 qǔ míng to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame syn 探访 探訪 tàn fǎng to seek by inquiry or search / to call on / to visit syn 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú to solicit / to seek / to request (opinions, feedback etc) / to petition syn 埋藏 mái cáng to bury / to hide by burying / hidden syn 避难 避難 bì nàn to take refuge / to seek asylum 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival / to possess the will to live syn 潜伏 潛伏 qián fú to hide / to cover up / to conceal syn 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 求之不得 qiú zhī bù dé lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) / fig. exactly what one’s been looking for syn 出风头 出風頭 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight / same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5] syn 物色 wù sè to look for / to seek out / to choose syn 寻开心 尋開心 xún kāi xīn to make fun of / to seek diversion syn 探寻 探尋 tàn xún to search / to seek / to explore syn 遮盖 遮蓋 zhē gài to hide / to cover (one's tracks) syn 就诊 就診 jiù zhěn to see a doctor / to seek medical advice syn 遮蔽 zhē bì to cover / to hide from view / to obstruct or block / defilade (military) syn 求职 求職 qiú zhí to seek employment syn 暗藏 àn cáng to hide / to conceal syn 隐匿 隱匿 yǐn nì to cover up / to hide / to conceal syn 投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter / to seek asylum syn 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living 求证 求證 qiú zhèng to seek proof / to seek confirmation syn 容身 róng shēn to find a place where one can fit in / to make one's home / to seek shelter syn 贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet / to seek (riches, fame) syn 闯荡 闖盪 chuǎng dàng to leave home to make one's way in the world / to leave the life one knows to seek success syn 编导 編導 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 猎取 獵取 liè qǔ to hunt / (fig.) to seek (fame etc) 猎奇 獵奇 liè qí to hunt for novelty / to seek novelty 谋求 謀求 móu qiú to seek / to strive for syn 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 营利 營利 yíng lì for profit / to seek profit syn 探求 tàn qiú to seek / to pursue / to investigate syn 谋取 謀取 móu qǔ to seek / to strive for / to obtain / see also 牟取[mou2 qu3] syn 流窜 流竄 liú cuàn to roam all over the place / to go into every nook and corner / to infiltrate / (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run / to flee and try to hide syn 寻根 尋根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 姑息 gū xī excessively tolerant / to overindulge (sb) / overly conciliatory / to seek appeasement at any price syn 企求 qǐ qiú to seek for / to hope to gain / desirous syn 求学 求學 qiú xué to pursue one's studies / to attend school / to seek knowledge syn 求解 qiú jiě to require a solution / to seek to solve (an equation) 追索 zhuī suǒ to demand payment / to extort / to trace / to seek / to pursue / to explore syn 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn 攀附 pān fù to climb (of climbing plants) / to creep / to cling on to / fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful) / social climbing syn 精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng (idiom) to constantly seek to improve / to keep perfecting syn 兽皮 獸皮 shòu pí animal skin / hide 探察 tàn chá to investigate / to observe / to scout / to seek out and examine / to explore syn 求同存异 求同存異 qiú tóng cún yì to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom) syn 权术 權術 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery syn 求医 求醫 qiú yī to seek medical treatment / to see a doctor syn 扬长避短 揚長避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths syn 求是 qiú shì to seek the truth 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 慕名 mù míng to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location syn 谋职 謀職 móu zhí to look for a job / to seek employment syn 上访 上訪 shàng fǎng to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth 招商 zhāo shāng to seek investment or funding / investment promotion 录放 錄放 lù fàng to record and play (audio, video) 隐伏 隱伏 yǐn fú to hide / to lie low syn 拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi to pick up money and not hide it (idiom) / to return property to its owner 公示 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification 诚聘 誠聘 chéng pìn to seek to recruit / to invite job applications from 寻欢 尋歡 xún huān to seek pleasure (esp. sexual) 隐去 隱去 yǐn qù to disappear / to hide 弹唱 彈唱 tán chàng to sing and play (plucked string instrument) 征友 徵友 zhēng yǒu to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc 遁形 dùn xíng to vanish / to hide / to cover one's traces 做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 求取 qiú qǔ to seek after / to strive for 阿胶 阿膠 ē jiāo donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM) / Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1] syn 找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate 师友 師友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice syn 闹洞房 鬧洞房 nào dòng fáng disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds) 琴瑟 qín sè qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony 拉关系 拉關係 lā guān xì to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit / to suck up to sb syn 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 打扑克 打撲克 dǎ pū kè to play cards / to play poker 此地无银三百两 此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) / fig. to reveal what one intends to hide syn 一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses syn 弃暗投明 棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng to renounce the dark and seek the light / to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one syn 