寻求

• 拼音: xún qiú
• 汉字拆解: 寻 = 彐 (hand) + 寸 (inch), to search; 求 = 水 (water) + 丶 (dot), depicting searching for water, extended to pursue

含义

To seek; to look for; to pursue. Actively searching for something abstract like help, answers, or opportunities.

More formal than 找, typically used for abstract goals like solutions, help, truth, or opportunities. Common in professional, diplomatic, and academic contexts. Often collocates with 帮助 (help), 解决方案 (solution), 合作 (cooperation), and 真理 (truth).

例句

1. 遇到困难时，不要害怕寻求帮助。
2. 公司正在寻求新的发展机会。
3. 双方都在寻求和平解决争端的方式。

用法指南

语境: professional, diplomatic, academic

语气: earnest

正确说法

• 我们需要寻求专业人士的建议。(We need to seek advice from professionals.)
• 他一直在寻求真相。(He has been seeking the truth.)

错误说法

• 我在寻求我的手机 (Too formal for finding physical objects — use 找 for looking for your phone)

起源与历史

Compound of 寻 (seek, search) and 求 (request, pursue), both meaning to search for.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal