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谋求 (móu qiú) — to seek (an abstract goal or interest); to strive for

Definition

谋求 (móuqiú) is a formal verb for actively pursuing an abstract goal (peace, cooperation, interests), with a sense of planning. Unlike 寻找/寻求, the object is not a missing item but a goal to be achieved.

verb
to seek (an abstract goal or interest)to strive for

Examples

  • 谋求。
    Tā zài gōng sī móu qiú gèng gāo de zhí wèi.
    He is seeking a higher position in the company.
  • 谋求。
    Shuāng fāng yì zhí zài móu qiú hé píng jiě jué zhè ge chōng tū.
    Both sides have been striving for a peaceful resolution to this conflict.
  • 谋求。
    Guó jiā zhī jiān yào móu qiú hé zuò gòng yíng.
    Countries should seek win-win cooperation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

谋móuseek
求qiúseek

谋 and 求 both mean to seek; together they stress striving for an abstract goal.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 謀; 谋 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
某
某mǒu謀móu
Same sound today

The traditional form 謀 uses 言 to show it relates to speech and 某 to show its sound; the simplified 谋 is a later shorthand.

Open 谋 →

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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