求偶 (qiú ǒu) — to court; to seek a mate

Definition

Literary/scientific verb meaning 'to court, to seek a mate' — used for animals in biology and for romantic pursuit in literary writing. Register is formal, far more elevated than everyday dating vocabulary like 约会.

verb

to courtto seek a mate

Examples

求偶。
Xióng niǎo tōng guò chàng gē lái qiú ǒu.
Male birds court by singing.
求偶。
Tā wèi le qiú ǒu huā le hěn duō shí jiān dǎ bàn zì jǐ.
He spent a lot of time dressing up in order to court.
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Zhè zhī kǒng què qiú le yí cì ǒu jiù chéng gōng le.
This peacock succeeded after courting once.

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