以求 [－－]

Jyutping ji5 kau4
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in order to
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    in order to achieve; in an attempt to; in the hope of
    • 雙方都做了妥協以求和平。
      双方都做了妥协以求和平。
      shuāng fāng dōu zuò le tuǒ xié yǐ qiú hé píng ．
      Both sides have made compromises in order to achieve peace.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    被告改认有罪，以求轻判。
    被告改認有罪，以求輕判。
    bei6 gou3 goi2 jing6 jau5 zeoi6, ji5 kau4 hing1 pun3.
    • The defendant changed his plea to guilty for a lesser punishment.
  2. Cantonese
    梦寐以求
    夢寐以求
    • long-cherished
  3. Cantonese
    我梦寐以求嘅系想去一次环游世界。
    我夢寐以求嘅係想去一次環遊世界。
    ngo5 mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 ge3 hai6 soeng2 heoi3 jat1 ci3 waan4 jau4 sai3 gaai3.
    • My long-cherished goal is to travel once around the world.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    双方都做了妥协以求和平。
    雙方都做了妥協以求和平。
    shuāng fāng dōu zuò le tuǒ xié yǐ qiú hé píng ．
    • Both sides have made compromises in order to achieve peace.
  2. Mandarin
    现在革命尚未成功，凡我同志，务须依照余所著《建国方略》、《建国大纲》、《三民主义》及《第一次全国代表大会宣言》，继续努力，以求贯彻。
    現在革命尚未成功，凡我同志，務須依照余所著《建國方略》、《建國大綱》、《三民主義》及《第一次全國代表大會宣言》，繼續努力，以求貫徹。
    xiàn zài gé mìng shàng wèi chéng gōng ， fán wǒ tóng zhì ， wù xū yī zhào yú suǒ zhù “ jiàn guó fāng lüè ” ， “ jiàn guó dà gāng ” ， “ sān mín zhǔ yì ” jí “ dì yī cì quán guó dài biǎo dà huì xuān yán ” ， jì xù nǔ lì ， yǐ qiú guàn chè ．
    • The Revolution is yet successful, my every comrades shall continue to strive and implement my writings of Plan for National Reconstruction, State-building Outlines, Three Principles of the People and Declaration of the First National Representative Congress.
  3. Mandarin
    为着节节抵抗以求消耗敌人和争取余裕时间之目的，而采取半阵地性的所谓“运动性的防御”，更是属于运动战的必要部分。
    為着節節抵抗以求消耗敵人和爭取餘裕時間之目的，而採取半陣地性的所謂“運動性的防禦”，更是屬於運動戰的必要部分。
    wèi zhe jié jié dǐ kàng yǐ qiú xiāo hào dí rén hé zhēng qǔ yú yù shí jiān zhī mù dì ， ér cǎi qǔ bàn zhèn dì xìng de suǒ wèi “ yùn dòng xìng de fáng yù ” ， gèng shì shǔ yú yùn dòng zhàn de bì yào bù fen ．
    • Semi-positional "mobile defence" is a still more essential part of mobile warfare undertaken for the purpose of resisting the enemy at every step, thereby depleting his forces and gaining extra time.
  4. Mandarin
    梦寐以求的工作
    夢寐以求的工作
    mèng mèi yǐ qiú de gōng zuò
    • job one has been dreaming of