求 qiú to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 寻找 尋找 xún zhǎo to seek / to look for syn 解雇 解僱 jiě gù to fire / to sack / to dismiss / to terminate employment 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 咨询 咨詢 zī xún to inquire / to consult / to seek advice from syn 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) syn 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún to look for / to seek / to find fault syn 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 避难 避難 bì nàn to take refuge / to seek asylum 求生 qiú shēng to seek survival / to possess the will to live syn 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 就业 就業 jiù yè to get a job / employment 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 找事 zhǎo shì to look for employment / to pick a quarrel syn 就诊 就診 jiù zhěn to see a doctor / to seek medical advice 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 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 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 受聘 shòu pìn hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family syn 待业 待業 dài yè to wait for employment / to be unemployed 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 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 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 求医 求醫 qiú yī to seek medical treatment / to see a doctor 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 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 位次 wèi cì place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale syn 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 就业机会 就業機會 jiù yè jī huì employment opportunity / job opening 就业率 就業率 jiù yè lǜ employment rate 放人 fàng rén release (n. employment) 寻欢 尋歡 xún huān to seek pleasure (esp. sexual) 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek syn 征友 徵友 zhēng yǒu to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc 就业培训 就業培訓 jiù yè péi xùn employment training 就业政策 就業政策 employment policy 促进就业 cù jìn jiù yè employment promotion 求取 qiú qǔ to seek after / to strive for 找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate 铁饭碗 鐵飯碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 师友 師友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice syn 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 就业状况 就業狀況 jiù yè zhuàng kuàng status in employment 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 求同 qiú tóng to seek consensus / to seek conformity 打肿脸充胖子 打腫臉充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom) / to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities syn 找 zhǎo to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change syn 投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn 图 圖 tú diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek syn 寻 尋 xún to search / to look for / to seek syn 访 訪 fǎng (bound form) to seek by inquiry / (bound form) to visit / to call on syn 邀 yāo to invite / to request / to intercept / to solicit / to seek syn 谋 謀 móu to plan / to seek / scheme syn 牟 móu barley / to moo / to seek or obtain / old variant of 侔[mou2] / old variant of 眸[mou2] syn 攀亲 攀親 pān qīn to seek to profit by family ties syn 咨 zī (bound form) to consult / to seek advice / to take counsel syn 延请 延請 yán qǐng to employ / to send for sb promising employment syn 搜求 sōu qiú to seek / to look for syn 访求 訪求 fǎng qiú to seek / to search for 力保 lì bǎo to seek to protect / to ensure / to maintain / to guard syn 求索 qiú suǒ to search for sth / to seek / to quest / to explore 反求诸己 反求諸己 fǎn qiú zhū jǐ to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else 征名责实 徵名責實 zhēng míng zé shí to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom) / to judge sth at face value 死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom) / to fight for one's life 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 违利赴名 違利赴名 wéi lì fù míng to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom) / to abandon greed for reputation / to choose fame over fortune 