cầu viện
Listen
to request aid
Verb
to request aid
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to request aid
Core Actions
To formally ask for help or assistance, often from another person or organization.
vi Anh ấy đã cầu viện sự giúp đỡ từ gia đình.
en He requested aid from his family.
Sense 2
Verb
seek reinforcements
To ask for additional people or equipment to strengthen a group, especially in a military context.
vi Đơn vị đang cầu viện thêm quân.
en The unit is seeking reinforcements.
Parts
cầu / viện / 求援
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Parts
cầu / viện / 求援
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
求援
Candidates by syllable
cầu
求
viện
院
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn …
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Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn …