solicit; seek; ask for (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
徵求
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
公司正在征求员工的意见。 gōngsī zhèngzài zhēngqiú yuángōng de yìjiàn. - The company is soliciting opinions from employees.
政府征求市民的建议。 zhèngfǔ zhēngqiú shìmín de jiànyì. - The government is seeking suggestions from the citizens.
他征求了老师的意见后做出了决定。 tā zhēngqiú le lǎoshī de yìjiàn hòu zuòchū le juédìng. - After soliciting the teacher’s opinion, he made a decision.
请你征求他人的意见再作决定。 qǐng nǐ zhēngqiú tārén de yìjiàn zài zuò juédìng. - Please seek others’ opinions before making a decision.
这个问题需要征求专家的意见。 zhège wèntí xūyào zhēngqiú zhuānjiā de yìjiàn. - This issue requires seeking opinions from experts.
Characters
求 qiú - beg, ask, request; seek, pursue; require; demand (as opposed to supply); (math) find (out) |
征 zhēng - draft, levy (troops); collect (taxes); solicit |