以求

以求

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
simp. and trad. (以求)		以	求

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ kau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǐqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyichyou
    • IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ kau⁴
    • Yale: yíh kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ keo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

Adverb

以求

1. in order to; in an attempt to; in the hope of

   雙方都做了妥協以求和平。 [MSC, trad.]
   双方都做了妥协以求和平。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shuāngfāng dōu zuò le tuǒxié yǐqiú hépíng. [Pinyin]

   Both sides have made compromises in order to achieve peace.