# 求全责备

qiú quán zé bèi

Demand complete perfection from someone or something

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Seek completeness and require every quality

**Traditional Chinese:** 求全責備

**Register:** General · spoken & written

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## When to use it

Criticize an expectation that leaves no room for limitations.

Clear standards are different from insisting on perfection.

## The image & its use

The two halves both ask for everything, making the expectation unusually demanding. The expression often criticizes judging a person or piece of work as though every desirable quality must be present at once. It encourages proportion and awareness of tradeoffs. A fair standard can still be rigorous when it is relevant and achievable. State the task's real needs and distinguish essential corrections from preferences, so kindness does not become an excuse to ignore useful feedback.

## Examples

对初学者不要过分求全责备。

### Traditional Chinese

對初學者不要過分求全責備。

duì chū xué zhě bú yào guò fèn qiú quán zé bèi 。

Do not demand perfection from beginners.

我们评选作品时不应求全责备。

### Traditional Chinese

我們評選作品時不應求全責備。

wǒ men píng xuǎn zuò pǐn shí bú yìng qiú quán zé bèi 。

We should not expect every quality to be perfect when judging the works.

她有长处，也有不足，不必求全责备。

### Traditional Chinese

她有長處，也有不足，不必求全責備。

tā yǒu cháng chù ， yě yǒu bù zú ， bú bì qiú quán zé bèi 。

She has strengths and limits; perfection is unnecessary.

指出具体问题，比求全责备更有帮助。

### Traditional Chinese

指出具體問題，比求全責備更有幫助。

zhǐ chū jù tǐ wèn tí ， bǐ qiú quán zé bèi gèng yǒu bāng zhù 。

Specific feedback helps more than expecting flawlessness.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 7, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1142&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E6%B1%82%E5%85%A8%E8%B2%AC%E5%82%99)

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