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淺希近求

简浅希近求 · 繁淺希近求

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎn xī jìn qiú

to aim low
to aim to get by
without lofty ambition

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淺: Look up this written character
希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
浅: qiǎn · shallow, not deep; superficial

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3–1–4–2 · qian3 xi1 jin4 qiu2

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cin2 hei1 gan6 kau4

Cantonese word readings for 淺希近求. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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