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征求 (zhēng qiú) — to solicit, to seek (opinions, feedback, volunteers, etc.)

Definition

征求 (zhēngqiú) means to actively seek or collect input — opinions, feedback, suggestions — from others. 征集 is the close parallel used when collecting materials or recruiting people. 反馈 is the response itself, not the act of asking.

verb
to solicitto seek (opinions, feedback, volunteers, etc.)

Examples

  • 征求。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài zhēng qiú gù kè de yì jiàn.
    The company is soliciting customers' opinions.
  • 征求。
    Wǒ men xū yào zhēng qiú gèng duō rén de jiàn yì.
    We need to seek more people's suggestions.
  • 征求。
    Tā men tōng guò wèn juàn zhēng qiú fǎn kuì.
    They solicit feedback through questionnaires.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

征zhēngsolicit
求qiúseek

征 means solicit and 求 means seek; together they mean ask for opinions or feedback.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 徵; 征 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 征 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (特征, 象征) it is 徵; in others it is 征.

The story is about the traditional form 徵. It originally meant punishment, from a picture of a knife with tooth-shaped protrusions on its back; later forms kept that sense.

Open 征 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

求 began as a drawing of a centipede.

Open 求 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 5Communication & Speech

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