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乞求 (qǐ qiú): Beg (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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乞求 consists of 2 characters.

to beg; to request

to seek, request, or demand

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 乞求.

Words with 乞

乞丐qǐ gài
乞讨qǐ tǎo

Words with 求

要求yāo qiúHSK 3
供求gōng qiú
力求lì qiú
哀求āi qiú
寻求xún qiú
征求zhēng qiú
恳求kěn qiú
探求tàn qiú

How to Use 乞求 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 乞求 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith目光

qǐ乞

qiú求

de的

mù目

guāng光

neutralWritten

pleading gaze

Adverb + Verbwith苦苦

kǔ苦

kǔ苦

qǐ乞

qiú求

Verb + Object

qǐ乞

qiú求

yuán原

liàng谅

neutral

beg for forgiveness

Example Sentences with 乞求

tā他

qǐ乞

qiú求

mā妈

mā妈

gěi给

tā他

neutral

plead bitterly

qǐ乞

qiú求

hé和

píng平

formal

plead for peace

mǎi买

wán玩

jù具

。

He begged his mother to buy him a toy.

tā他

guì跪

zài在

yǔ雨

zhōng中

，

xiàng向

lù路

rén人

qǐ乞

qiú求

yì一

diǎn点

shí食

wù物

lái来

chōng充

jī饥

。

He knelt in the rain, begging passersby for some food to satisfy his hunger.

bèi被

gào告

zài在

fǎ法

tíng庭

shàng上

qǐ乞

qiú求

fǎ法

guān官

jǐ给

yǔ予

kuān宽

dà大

chǔ处

lǐ理

。

The defendant begged the judge for leniency in court.

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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.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

jiù就

zhè这

yàng样

dī低

shēng

wǒ我

jué绝

bú不

huì会

qǐ乞

qiú求

rèn任

hé何

rén人

zài在

kùn困

nán难

shí时

qī期

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

cháng

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shēng声

lèi泪

jù俱

xià下

dì地

qǐ乞

qiú

声

xià下

qì气

dì地

qǐ乞

qiú求

tā他

de的

yuán原

liàng谅

ma吗

？

Do you really intend to beg for his forgiveness in such a humble manner?

de的

shī施

shě舍

，

wǒ我

yào要

kào靠

zì自

jǐ己

de的

nǔ努

lì力

。

I will never beg for anyone's charity; I will rely on my own efforts.

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.

求

，

dàn但

duì对

fāng方

yī依

rán然

bú不

wèi为

suǒ所

dòng动

。

Even though he begged with tears and sobs, the other party remained unmoved.