追求

Chinese

		pursue (a problem); to chase	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (追求)		追	求
simp. ^#(追求)		追	求

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuīqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi¹ kau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûi-khiù
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tui-kiû

(Teochew, Peng'im): dui¹ kiu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuīqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhueicióu
  - Wade–Giles: chui¹-chʻiu²
  - Yale: jwēi-chyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueichyou
  - Palladius: чжуйцю (čžujcju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi¹ kau⁴
  - Yale: jēui kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey¹ kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu¹ keo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûi-khiù
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui^ˊ kiu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui¹ kiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i²⁴ kʰi̯u¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tui-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: tui-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dui'kiuu
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tui⁴⁴⁻²² kiu¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /tui⁴⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tui³³ kiu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tui⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tui⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dui¹ kiu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tui khiû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui³³⁻²³ kʰiu⁵⁵/

Verb

追求

to seek; to pursue; to go after
追求完美 ― zhuīqiú wánměi ― to seek perfection

追求名望 ― zhuīqiú míngwàng ― to seek fame

追求真理 ― zhuīqiú zhēnlǐ ― to seek truth

追求進步／追求进步 ― zhuīqiú jìnbù ― to pursue progress

追求利益 ― zhuīqiú lìyì ― to pursue (one's own) interest
1. (specifically) to woo; to court

Synonyms

(to seek):

參訪 / 参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
尋摸 / 寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
尋求 / 寻求 (xúnqiú)
探求 (tànqiú)
搜 (sōu)
求 (qiú)
求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
熱衷 / 热衷 (rèzhōng)
營 / 营 (yíng) (literary, or in compounds)
牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
獵取 / 猎取 (lièqǔ)
考究
覓 / 觅 (mì) (literary, or in compounds)
訪查 / 访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
謀取 / 谋取 (móuqǔ)
謀求 / 谋求 (móuqiú)
講求 / 讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
講究 / 讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
追逐 (zhuīzhú)

(to woo): 求愛／求爱 (qiú'ài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
追	求
つい Grade: 3	きゅう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ついきゅう [tsùíkyúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨikʲɨː]

Noun

追(つい)求(きゅう) • (tsuikyū)

pursuit, search
- 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
  これは平和(へいわ)の追求(ついきゅう)に関(かん)するものである。
  Kore wa heiwa no tsuikyū ni kansuru mono de aru.
  ...and that relates to the pursuit of peace.

Verb

追(つい)求(きゅう)する • (tsuikyū suru) transitive suru (stem 追(つい)求(きゅう)し (tsuikyū shi), past 追(つい)求(きゅう)した (tsuikyū shita))

pursue

Conjugation

Conjugation of "追求する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	追求し	ついきゅうし	tsuikyū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	追求し	ついきゅうし	tsuikyū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	追求する	ついきゅうする	tsuikyū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	追求する	ついきゅうする	tsuikyū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	追求すれ	ついきゅうすれ	tsuikyū sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	追求せよ¹ 追求しろ²	ついきゅうせよ¹ ついきゅうしろ²	tsuikyū seyo¹ tsuikyū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	追求される	ついきゅうされる	tsuikyū sareru
Causative	追求させる追求さす	ついきゅうさせるついきゅうさす	tsuikyū saseru tsuikyū sasu
Potential	追求できる	ついきゅうできる	tsuikyū dekiru
Volitional	追求しよう	ついきゅうしよう	tsuikyū shiyō
Negative	追求しない	ついきゅうしない	tsuikyū shinai
Negative continuative	追求せず	ついきゅうせず	tsuikyū sezu
Formal	追求します	ついきゅうします	tsuikyū shimasu
Perfective	追求した	ついきゅうした	tsuikyū shita
Conjunctive	追求して	ついきゅうして	tsuikyū shite
Hypothetical conditional	追求すれば	ついきゅうすれば	tsuikyū sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“追求”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
追	求

Noun

追求 • (chugu) (hangeul 추구)

hanja form^? of 추구