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恳求 (kěn qiú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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恳求

恳求 (kěn qiú): Plead / Beg (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

恳求 consists of 2 characters.

sincere, earnest

to seek, request, or demand

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Word Info

Pinyinkěn qiú

MeaningPlead / Beg

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word恳求

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3.

How to Use 恳求 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Noun

kěn恳

qiú求

de的

yǔ语

qì气

neutral

pleading tone

kěn恳

qiú求

de的

mù目

guāng光

formal

Adverb + Verbwith再三

zài再

sān三

kěn恳

qiú求

Verb + Objectwith原谅

kěn恳

qiú求

yuán原

liàng谅

4.

Example Sentences with 恳求

wǒ我

kěn恳

qiú求

mā妈

mā妈

ràng让

wǒ我

Written

pleading gaze

formal

repeatedly beg

formal

beg for forgiveness

chū出

qù去

wán玩

。

I begged my mom to let me go out and play.

tā他

yǎn眼

hán含

lèi泪

shuǐ水

，

kěn恳

qiú求

fǎ法

guān官

jǐ给

yǔ予

yí一

cì次

gǎi改

guò过

zì自

xīn新

de的

jī机

huì会

。

With tears in his eyes, he pleaded with the judge for a chance to turn over a new leaf.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

cóng从

wèi未

kěn恳

qiú求

guò过

rèn任

hé何

rén人

de的

lǐ理

jiě解

yǔ与

kuān宽

shù恕

ma吗

？

Have you never pleaded for anyone's understanding and forgiveness?

tā他

kěn恳

qiú求

péng朋

yǒu友

yuán原

liàng谅

tā他

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

He pleaded with his friend to forgive his mistake.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

zài再

sān三

kěn恳

qiú求

，

gōng公

sī司

gāo高

céng层

bìng并

wèi未

pī批

zhǔn准

tā他

de的

yù预

suàn算

tí提

àn案

。

Despite his repeated pleas, the company's senior management did not approve his budget proposal.

tā她

kěn恳

qiú求

wǒ我

bǎo保

shǒu守

zhè这

ge个

mì秘

mì密

，

bìng并

chéng承

nuò诺

huì会

tuǒ妥

shàn善

chǔ处

lǐ理

hòu后

xù续

shì事

yí宜

。

She begged me to keep this secret and promised to properly handle the follow-up matters.

zài在

jǐn紧

jí急

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

tā她

kěn恳

qiú求

dà大

jiā家

bǎo保

chí持

lěng冷

jìng静

。

In the emergency, she implored everyone to stay calm.

zài在

diàn电

huà话

lǐ里

，

tā他

shēng声

yīn音

chàn颤

dǒu抖

dì地

kěn恳

qiú求

wǒ我

lì立

kè刻

guò过

qù去

bāng帮

máng忙

。

On the phone, his voice trembling, he pleaded with me to go over and help immediately.

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