渴求 meaning in English

kěqiú

to long for; to crave for

19 strokes

Meaning of 渴求

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kěqiú
  1. to long for
  2. to crave for
  3. to greatly desire

渴求 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

玛mǎ丽lì渴kě求qiú的de就jiù是shì有yǒu人rén关guān爱ài她tā。
All Mary wanted was someone to love her.

Stroke order for each character

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渴 kě · thirsty · 12 strokes

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求 qiú · to seek · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 渴求.

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
渴望kěwàngto thirst for; to long for
寻求xúnqiúto seek; to look for
求职qiúzhíto seek employment
求婚qiúhūnto propose marriage
求救qiújiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
恳求kěnqiúto beg; to beseech
求助qiúzhùto request help; to appeal (for help)

Questions about 渴求

What does 渴求 mean?

渴求 (kěqiú) means "to long for; to crave for".

How do you write 渴求?

渴求 is made of 2 characters: 渴 (12 strokes), 求 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.