探求 meaning in English

tànqiú

to seek; to pursue

HSK 7-9verb18 strokes

Meaning of 探求

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tànqiú
  1. to seek
  2. to pursue
  3. to investigate

Stroke order for each character

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探 tàn · to explore · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

求 qiú · to seek · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 探求.

要求yāoqiúto request; to require
请求qǐngqiúto request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])
需求xūqiúrequirement; to require
追求zhuīqiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after
征求zhēngqiúto solicit; to seek
寻求xúnqiúto seek; to look for
探索tànsuǒto explore; to probe
探讨tàntǎoto investigate; to probe
求职qiúzhíto seek employment
求婚qiúhūnto propose marriage
求救qiújiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
探望tànwàngto visit; to call on sb

Questions about 探求

What does 探求 mean?

探求 (tànqiú) means "to seek; to pursue" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 探求?

探求 is made of 2 characters: 探 (11 strokes), 求 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 探求 an HSK word?

Yes. 探求 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.