求助
qiúzhù
to ask for help
Characters in this word
助 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 遇到法律问题时，许多人会先向社区服务中心求助。 Yùdào fǎlǜ wèntí shí, xǔduō rén huì xiān xiàng shèqū fúwù zhōngxīn qiúzhù. When they encounter legal problems, many people first ask the community service centre for help.
- 遇到不懂的问题，可以向老师求助。 Yùdào bù dǒng de wèntí, kěyǐ xiàng lǎoshī qiúzhù. When you run into a problem you don't understand, you can ask the teacher for help.
- 他的车坏在半路上，只好打电话向朋友求助。 Tā de chē huài zài bànlù shàng, zhǐhǎo dǎ diànhuà xiàng péngyou qiúzhù. His car broke down halfway, so he had to phone a friend for help.
Related words
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 求 qiú to beg; to ask for
- 要求 yāoqiú requirement; request
- 需求 xūqiú need; demand
- 征求 zhēngqiú to ask for
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 寻求 xúnqiú to seek
- 求婚 qiúhūn to propose marriage
- 求救 qiújiù to cry for help
- 求职 qiúzhí to apply for a job
- 哀求 āiqiú to implore; to beg pitifully
- 供不应求 gōngbúyìngqiú demand exceeds supply; supply falls short of demand