seek; explore; pursue
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to seek and explore; to search for and investigate
literaryLiterary and formal usage, often implies a persistent, earnest search for truth, knowledge, or new paths. Commonly appears in the classical idiom '上下求索' (search high and low).
Lù路
màn漫
màn漫
qí其
xiū修
yuǎn远
xī兮
，
wú吾
jiāng将
shàng上
xià下
ér而
qiú求
suǒ索
。
The road ahead is long and has no ending; yet high and low I'll search with my will unbending.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
yī一
zhí直
zài在
qiú求
suǒ索
yǔ宇
zhòu宙
de的
ào奥
mì秘
。
Scholars have been continuously seeking the mysteries of the universe.
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Miàn面
duì对
kùn困
jìng境
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
jī积
jí极
qiú求
suǒ索
xīn新
de的
chū出
lù路
。
Faced with difficulties, we must actively seek new ways out.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
zài在
kē科
jì技
chuàng创
xīn新
de的
dào道
lù路
shàng上
bù不
duàn断
tàn探
suǒ索
qiú求
suǒ索
。
We must continuously explore and seek on the path of scientific and technological innovation.