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

Definizione

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

Esempi

  • 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.
  • Zhè zhī kǒng què qiú le yí cì ǒu jiù chéng gōng le.
    This peacock succeeded after courting once.

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