寻求

尋求

xúnqiú

verb HSK 5 #3,414

Meanings

HSK 3

我们应该寻求和平解决问题。

Wǒmen yīnggāi xúnqiú hépíng jiějué wèntí.

We should seek to resolve problems peacefully.

HSK 3

她向专家寻求帮助。

Tā xiàng zhuānjiā xúnqiú bāngzhù.

She sought help from experts.

HSK 5

科学家们正在寻求新的突破。

Kēxuéjiā men zhèngzài xúnqiú xīn de tūpò.

Scientists are seeking a new breakthrough.

usage

寻求 is formal and used for abstract things (寻求帮助 seek help, 寻求真理 seek truth). 寻找 (xúnzhǎo) is more concrete - looking for a lost item or person.

寻 xún

求 qiú