要求

yāoqiú

to request; to require; requirement

verbnoun HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

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  • 请求qǐngqiúto requestB5
  • 需求xūqiúrequirementB5
  • 追求zhuīqiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornlyB5
  • 求qiúto seekB6
  • 求婚qiúhūnto propose marriageB6
  • 求救qiújiùto seek help (when in distress or having dB6
  • 求职qiúzhíto seek employmentB6

See it in sentences

老师的要求很高。

The teacher's requirements are very high.

他要求太多。

He asks for too much.