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求人 (qiú rén) — to ask for help, to ask a favor; to recruit, to look for talent

Definition

求人 (qiú rén) means 'to ask someone for a favor' — humble, often for personal help. As a separable verb, insert a measure or 了 between 求 and 人 (求了人 / 求一个人).

verb
to ask for helpto ask a favorto recruitto look for talent

Examples

  • 求人，。
    Tā bù xiǎng qiú rén, jiù zì jǐ bǎ wèn tí jiě jué le.
    He didn't want to ask for help, so he solved the problem himself.
  • ，。
    Wèi le bàn chéng zhè jiàn shì, wǒ qiú le hǎo jǐ gè rén.
    To get this matter done, I asked several people for help.
  • 求人，。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài qiú rén, xiǎng yào zhǎo yí wèi yǒu jīng yàn de jīng lǐ.
    The company is recruiting and wants to find an experienced manager.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

求qiúseek
人rénpeople

“求” means to seek or ask and “人” means people, giving the idea of asking people for help.

Characters in this word

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

求 began as a drawing of a centipede.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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Communication & SpeechFriends & Social

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