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 利 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn 好处 好處 hǎo chu benefit / advantage / merit / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3chu4] 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 收获 收穫 shōu huò to harvest / to reap / to gain / crop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward syn 成果 chéng guǒ result / achievement / gain / profit / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 受益 shòu yì to benefit from / profit syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 收益 shōu yì earnings / profit 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 获利 獲利 huò lì profit / to obtain benefits / benefits obtained syn 盈利 yíng lì profit / gain / to make profits 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 出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up 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 获益 獲益 huò yì to profit from sth / to get benefit syn 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài to resell at a profit / to speculate syn 断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn 就诊 就診 jiù zhěn to see a doctor / to seek medical advice syn 毛利 máo lì gross profit 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 油水 yóu shuǐ grease / profit / ill-gotten gains 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 名利 míng lì fame and profit 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 赚取 賺取 zhuàn qǔ to make a profit / to earn a packet syn 牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation syn 贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet / to seek (riches, fame) syn 横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit 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 唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú (idiom) to be bent solely on profit / to put profit before everything else syn 赢利 贏利 yíng lì gain / profit / to make a profit 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 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 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 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom) syn 利己 lì jǐ personal profit / to benefit oneself syn 盈余 盈餘 yíng yú surplus / profit syn 企求 qǐ qiú to seek for / to hope to gain / desirous syn 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì great luck, great profit (idiom) / everything is thriving 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) 集思广益 集思廣益 jí sī guǎng yì collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom) / to pool wisdom for mutual benefit / to profit from widespread suggestions 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 谋利 謀利 móu lì to make a profit / to gain / to get an advantage syn 求同存异 求同存異 qiú tóng cún yì to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom) syn 利润率 利潤率 lì rùn lǜ profit margin 求医 求醫 qiú yī to seek medical treatment / to see a doctor syn 盈亏 盈虧 yíng kuī profit and loss / waxing and waning 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 赚头 賺頭 zhuàn tou profit (colloquial) syn 慕名 mù míng to admire sb's reputation / to seek out famous person or location syn 裨益 bì yì benefit / advantage / profit / to be a benefit to syn 净收入 淨收入 jìng shōu rù net income / net profit syn 争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle 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 牟取 móu qǔ to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3] syn 招商 zhāo shāng to seek investment or funding / investment promotion 纯利 純利 chún lì net profit syn 自负盈亏 自負盈虧 zì fù yíng kuī responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility 公示 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification 净利润 淨利潤 jìng lì rùn net profit syn 诚聘 誠聘 chéng pìn to seek to recruit / to invite job applications from 损益 損益 sǔn yì profit and loss / increase and decrease syn 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) syn 热钱 熱錢 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit 寻欢 尋歡 xún huān to seek pleasure (esp. sexual) 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek syn 非营利 非營利 fēi yíng lì nonprofit / not for profit 无利 無利 wú lì no profit / not profitable / a hindrance / (to lend money) at no interest 征友 徵友 zhēng yǒu to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc 薄利多销 薄利多銷 bó lì duō xiāo small profit but rapid turnover 