to beg; to request
Animated Stroke Order 乞
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HSK Vocabulary: 乞
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 乞 is used in context
1
qī七
xī夕
jié节
yǒu有
qǐ乞
qiǎo巧
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
。
Qixi Festival has the traditional custom of begging for skills
2
tā他
qǐ乞
qiú求
dé得
dào到
yí一
cì次
jī机
huì会
。
He begged for a chance
3
lǎo老
rén人
zài在
jiē街
tóu头
qǐ乞
tǎo讨
wéi为
shēng生
。
The old man begs on the street for a living
4
nà那
ge个
qǐ乞
gài丐
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
yào要
qián钱
。
That beggar is asking for money on the street.
5
tā他
gěi给
le了
qǐ乞
gài丐
yī一
xiē些
líng零
qián钱
hé和
shí食
wù物
。
He gave the beggar some change and food.
6
jǐn尽
guǎn管
shēng生
huó活
pín贫
kùn困
，
nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
cóng从
bù不
xiàng向
rén人
qǐ乞
tǎo讨
，
tā他
shuō说
nìng宁
yuàn愿
è饿
sǐ死
yě也
bù不
dàng当
qǐ乞
gài丐
。
Despite living in poverty, the old man never begs from others, saying he would rather starve than become a beggar.
7
tā他
qǐ乞
qiú求
mā妈
mā妈
gěi给
tā他
mǎi买
wán玩
jù具
。
He begged his mother to buy him a toy.
8
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
qǐ乞
qiú求
dì地
kàn看
zhe着
zhǔ主
rén人
，
xī希
wàng望
dé得
dào到
shí食
wù物
。
The puppy looked at its owner pleadingly, hoping to get some food.
9
zài在
kùn困
nán难
shí时
qī期
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
cháng常
qǐ乞
qiú求
shàng上
tiān天
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
During difficult times, people often pray to heaven for help.
10
tā他
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
qǐ乞
tǎo讨
。
He is begging on the street.
Information
Traditional乞
Radical乙
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1952
Zhuyinㄑㄧˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E5E
CangjieON
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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