追求

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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

Verb

追求

  1. 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):

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

追(つい)求(きゅう) • (tsuikyū) 

  1. pursuit, search

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))

  1. 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

  1. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
追求

Noun

追求 • (chugu) (hangeul 추구)

  1. hanja form? of 추구
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