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求

to beg; to plead with, seek; look for

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verb Uncommon #8,906
to beg; to plead with An earnest, often desperate request for someone to do something.
CH: 他跪下来求我原谅他。
EN: He knelt down and begged me to forgive him.

一直以来，金子都想和宏穆见面求他原谅；

All this time, Jinzi has wanted to meet Hongmu and ask for his forgiveness.

— 亲切的金子 (2005)

略德尼拉．伯洛哥菲耶夫娜我求您明天放他一会儿假让他跟我一块去

Lyudmila Prokofyevna, please, let him have tomorrow off so he can go with me.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

求您让我过去

Please let me go over there.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

我求过您了

I begged you.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

求他快点回家…

Beg him to come home soon…

— 罗马 (2018)

你就求他

Just beg him.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

可我还求过您呢

But I even begged you.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

有一天看了魔术表演后我求魔术师收我作徒弟

One day, after watching a magic show, I begged the magician to take me on as an apprentice.

— 一一 (2000)

我求他们

I begged them.

— 自己去看 (1985)

如果我们在黑暗中被发现……就只有求上帝了

If we're discovered in the dark... all we can do is pray to God.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

也没人求着你看

Nobody's forcing you to watch it either.

— 洗澡 (1999)

吉米…他拼命求我老婆怀孕，布兰登还小

Jimmy... He desperately begged my wife to have a baby, and Brandon is still young.

— 神秘河 (2003)

求求你，我从未求过你

Please, I'm begging you—I’ve never begged you before.

— 蓝白红三部曲之蓝 (1993)

我求他宽恕我宽恕我所做的一切

I begged him to forgive me for everything I had done.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

求上帝怜悯他的灵魂开始！

May God have mercy on his soul. Begin!

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

求你姐你昨天对她态度倒好点啊

Please, Sis, you could've been a little nicer to her yesterday.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

山贼来时不可反抗要双手献上麦子然后求他们留点给我们吃

When the bandits come, don't resist. Offer them the wheat with both hands, then beg them to leave some for us to eat.

— 七武士 (1954)

verb Rare #22,296
seek; look for Used when pursuing something or aiming to obtain it.
CH: 他一直在求一个答案。
EN: He has been seeking an answer.

求什么？

What are you looking for?

— 神秘河 (2003)

内心已求安静

All I seek now is inner peace.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

求何字?

What does 求 mean?

— 英雄 (2002)

何为汝求

What do you seek?

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

你太棒了，你都不求回报

You’re amazing—you never ask for anything in return.

— 爱，没有明天 (2003)

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