1.to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)2.to strive to achieve the best possible results3.to be a perfectionist
1.lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)2.fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
to rely on the help of relatives and friends
(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
1.to aim low2.to aim to get by3.without lofty ambition
Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[jīn yōng] novels
to make progress while ensuring stability
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
1.to entreat piteously2.to implore
(idiom) to relentlessly make excessive demands
to make endless exorbitant demands
insatiably greedy (idiom)
to kneel and beg forgiveness
to track sth to its roots
1.to settle for second best2.the next best thing
see 问道于盲[wèn dào yú máng]
see 求全责备[qiú quán zé bèi]
to extort confession by torture
1.survival2.the struggle to eke out a living3.to seek for continued existence
to seek talented individuals; to recruit talent
1.(traditional title of first readers)2.primary education3.teaching the ignorant4.light to the barbarian+1 条 1.not expecting any reward2.not asking for favors
to call upon others for help
to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
will to live; will to survive
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied
(idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profit, material gain etc)
to seek a teacher desiring to study
1.to sue for mercy2.to ask for forgiveness3.begging for magnanimity
1.can be discovered but not sought (idiom)2.one can only come across such things serendipitously
社会总需求社會總需求 1.aggregate social demand2.total requirement of society
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
求爷爷告奶奶求爺爺告奶奶 1.lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)2.fig. to go about begging for help
需求层次理论需求層次理論 (Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)
不求有功，但求无过不求有功，但求無過, 1.lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)2.fig. to take a risk-averse approach
千军易得，一将难求千軍易得，一將難求, Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
守株待兔，缘木求鱼守株待兔，緣木求魚, to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
see 求同存异[qiú tóng cún yì]