"探求" meaning in Chinese

See 探求 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰaːm³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/, /tʰaːm³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/, /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/, /tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/, /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/, /tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/, /tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/ Chinese transliterations: tànqiú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], taam³ kau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], thàm-kiû, tànqiú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tàncióu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻan⁴-chʻiu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tàn-chyóu [Mandarin, Yale], tannchyou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], таньцю [Mandarin, Palladius], tanʹcju [Mandarin, Palladius], taam kàuh [Cantonese, Yale], taam³ kau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tam³ keo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], thàm-kiû [Hokkien, POJ], thàm-kiû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], tarmkiuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 探求
  1. to seek; to search for; to pursue; to investigate
    Sense id: en-探求-zh-verb-pKF-Gl9v Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 參訪 (cānfǎng) [literary], 参访 (cānfǎng) [literary], 尋摸 (xúnmō) (english: literary or colloquial), 寻摸 (xúnmō) (english: literary or colloquial), 尋求 (xúnqiú), 寻求 (xúnqiú), (sōu), (qiú), 求思 (qiúsī) [literary], 熱衷 (rèzhōng), 热衷 (rèzhōng), 牟取 (móuqǔ) (english: usually illegally), 獵取 (lièqǔ), 猎取 (lièqǔ), 考究, (mì) [in-compounds, literary], (mì) [in-compounds, literary], 訪查 (fǎngchá) [literary], 访查 (fǎngchá) [literary], 謀取 (móuqǔ), 谋取 (móuqǔ), 謀求 (móuqiú), 谋求 (móuqiú), 講求 (jiǎngqiú), 讲求 (jiǎngqiú), 講究 (jiǎngjiu), 讲究 (jiǎngjiu), 追求 (zhuīqiú), 追逐 (zhuīzhú)

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        {
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          "word": "尋求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xúnqiú",
          "word": "寻求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sōu",
          "word": "搜"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiú",
          "word": "求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qiúsī",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
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          "word": "求思"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rèzhōng",
          "word": "熱衷"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rèzhōng",
          "word": "热衷"
        },
        {
          "english": "usually illegally",
          "roman": "móuqǔ",
          "word": "牟取"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lièqǔ",
          "word": "獵取"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lièqǔ",
          "word": "猎取"
        },
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          "word": "考究"
        },
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          "roman": "mì",
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          "word": "覓"
        },
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          "roman": "mì",
          "tags": [
            "in-compounds",
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "觅"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fǎngchá",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "訪查"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fǎngchá",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "访查"
        },
        {
          "roman": "móuqǔ",
          "word": "謀取"
        },
        {
          "roman": "móuqǔ",
          "word": "谋取"
        },
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          "roman": "móuqiú",
          "word": "謀求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "móuqiú",
          "word": "谋求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎngqiú",
          "word": "講求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎngqiú",
          "word": "讲求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎngjiu",
          "word": "講究"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎngjiu",
          "word": "讲究"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhuīqiú",
          "word": "追求"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhuīzhú",
          "word": "追逐"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tànqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taam³ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thàm-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tànqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàncióu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻan⁴-chʻiu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàn-chyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tannchyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "таньцю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tanʹcju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taam kàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taam³ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tam³ keo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaːm³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thàm-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thàm-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tarmkiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaːm³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "探求"
}
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      "name": "zh-verb"
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Chinese verbs",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
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        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "to seek; to search for; to pursue; to investigate"
      ],
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          "seek",
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        ],
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
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          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
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          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "tànqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taam³ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thàm-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tànqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàncióu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻan⁴-chʻiu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tàn-chyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tannchyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "таньцю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tanʹcju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taam kàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taam³ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tam³ keo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaːm³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thàm-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thàm-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tarmkiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰaːm³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "cānfǎng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "參訪"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cānfǎng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "参访"
    },
    {
      "english": "literary or colloquial",
      "roman": "xúnmō",
      "word": "尋摸"
    },
    {
      "english": "literary or colloquial",
      "roman": "xúnmō",
      "word": "寻摸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xúnqiú",
      "word": "尋求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xúnqiú",
      "word": "寻求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sōu",
      "word": "搜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiú",
      "word": "求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiúsī",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "求思"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rèzhōng",
      "word": "熱衷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rèzhōng",
      "word": "热衷"
    },
    {
      "english": "usually illegally",
      "roman": "móuqǔ",
      "word": "牟取"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lièqǔ",
      "word": "獵取"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lièqǔ",
      "word": "猎取"
    },
    {
      "word": "考究"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mì",
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "覓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mì",
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "觅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǎngchá",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "訪查"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǎngchá",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "访查"
    },
    {
      "roman": "móuqǔ",
      "word": "謀取"
    },
    {
      "roman": "móuqǔ",
      "word": "谋取"
    },
    {
      "roman": "móuqiú",
      "word": "謀求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "móuqiú",
      "word": "谋求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎngqiú",
      "word": "講求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎngqiú",
      "word": "讲求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎngjiu",
      "word": "講究"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎngjiu",
      "word": "讲究"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuīqiú",
      "word": "追求"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuīzhú",
      "word": "追逐"
    }
  ],
  "word": "探求"
}

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