qiǎn xī jìn qiúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition
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Original source entry:

淺希近求 浅希近求 [qian3 xi1 jin4 qiu2] /to aim low/to aim to get by/without lofty ambition/

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浅希近求
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