求人

qiúrén

verb #24,325

Meanings

1 to ask for help
2 to ask a favor of someone
3 to seek someone's assistance

Characters

to seek, to beg, to request

Examples

他不喜欢向别人求人帮忙。

Tā bù xǐ huān xiàng bié rén qiú rén bāng máng.

He doesn't like asking others for help.

求人不如求己，还是自己想办法吧。

Qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ, hái shì zì jǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ ba.

Better to rely on yourself than ask others — figure it out on your own.

她不得不四处求人筹集资金。

Tā bù dé bù sì chù qiú rén chóu jí zī jīn.

She had no choice but to go around asking people to raise funds.

Tips

usage

The proverb 求人不如求己 (It is better to seek yourself than to seek others) captures a cultural value of self-reliance. 求人 often carries a slightly uncomfortable connotation of putting oneself in a subordinate position.

Stroke Order

求 qiú

人 rén