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 淘汰 táo tài to wash out / (fig.) to cull / to weed out / to eliminate / to die out / to phase out syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 整理 zhěng lǐ to arrange / to tidy up / to sort out / to straighten out / to list systematically / to collate (data, files) / to pack (luggage) 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 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 咨询 咨詢 zī xún to inquire / to consult / to seek advice from syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 取出 qǔ chū to take out / to extract / to draw out 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún to look for / to seek / to find fault syn 百分之百 bǎi fēn zhī bǎi a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely syn 透顶 透頂 tòu dǐng out-and-out / thoroughly syn 漏掉 lòu diào to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away syn 出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than syn 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 取名 qǔ míng to name / to be named / to christen / to seek fame syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 探访 探訪 tàn fǎng to seek by inquiry or search / to call on / to visit syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb 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 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 挤出 擠出 jǐ chū to squeeze out / to extrude / to drain / to find the time / to burst out syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dào to dump / to pour out / to empty out syn 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 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 熄灯 熄燈 xī dēng turn out the lights / lights out 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 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 不折不扣 bù zhé bù kòu a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information 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 舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out / to extend / to smooth out / to unfold syn 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound syn 就诊 就診 jiù zhěn to see a doctor / to seek medical advice syn 求职 求職 qiú zhí to seek employment 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 理顺 理順 lǐ shùn to straighten out / to sort out / to organize syn 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 涌出 湧出 yǒng chū to gush / to gush out / to pour out syn 贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet / to seek (riches, fame) syn 拿出 ná chū to take out / to put out / to provide / to put forward (a proposal) / to come up with (evidence) 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 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out 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 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 谋求 謀求 móu qiú to seek / to strive for syn 在野 zài yě to be out of (political) office / to be out of power 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 开挖 開挖 kāi wā to dig out / to excavate / to scoop out / to start digging 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) 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 追索 zhuī suǒ to demand payment / to extort / to trace / to seek / to pursue / to explore syn 脱销 脫銷 tuō xiāo to sell out / to run out (of supplies) / deficient / lack of supplies 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 出笼 出籠 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market 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 万人空巷 萬人空巷 wàn rén kōng xiàng the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate) / the whole town turns out syn 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom) / fig. to go all out / to come out in the open 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 开票 開票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes / to count votes / to make out a voucher or invoice etc / to write out a receipt 招商 zhāo shāng to seek investment or funding / investment promotion 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 点题 點題 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely 掏出 tāo chū to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 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 喷出 噴出 pēn chū spout / spray / belch / to well up / to puff out / to spurt out 