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祈祷 (qí dǎo): Pray / prayer (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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祈祷 consists of 2 characters.

to pray, to beseech

to pray, to invoke blessings

How to Use 祈祷 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verb

mò默

mò默

qí祈

dǎo祷

neutral

pray silently

qián虔

chéng诚

qí祈

dǎo祷

formal

pray devoutly

Verb + Objectwith平安

qí祈

dǎo祷

píng平

ān安

Noun + Nounwith文

qí祈

dǎo祷

wén文

formalWritten

Example Sentences with 祈祷

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

qí祈

dǎo祷

。

I pray every day.

neutral

pray for safety

prayer text

zài在

shǒu手

shù术

shì室

wài外

，

tā他

mò默

mò默

qí祈

dǎo祷

zhe着

yí一

qiè切

shùn顺

lì利

。

Outside the operating room, he silently prayed for everything to go smoothly.

zōng宗

jiào教

lǐng领

xiù袖

dài带

lǐng领

xìn信

zhòng众

wèi为

shì世

jiè界

hé和

píng平

jìn进

xíng行

zhuāng庄

yán严

de的

qí祈

dǎo祷

。

The religious leader led the congregation in a solemn prayer for world peace.

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tā她

wèi为

jiā家

rén人

de的

jiàn健

kāng康

qí祈

dǎo祷

。

She prays for her family's health.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

yě也

céng曾

wèi为

mǒu某

gè个

yáo遥

bù

tā他

cóng从

bù不

qí祈

dǎo祷

，

zhī只

xiāng相

xìn信

zài在

kùn困

nán难

shí时

qī期

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

cháng

jìn尽

guǎn管

nèi内

xīn心

chōng充

mǎn满

jiāo焦

lǜ虑

，

tā

不

kě可

jí及

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

ér而

qí祈

dǎo祷

？

Have you ever prayed for a seemingly unattainable dream?

zì

自

jǐ己

de的

nǔ努

lì力

néng能

gǎi改

biàn变

mìng命

yùn运

。

He never prays, believing only his own efforts can change his fate.

常

qí祈

dǎo祷

xī希

wàng望

shì事

qíng情

huì会

hǎo好

zhuǎn转

。

During difficult times, people often pray in the hope that things will get better.

她

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

qí祈

dǎo祷

bìng并

jī积

jí极

xún寻

qiú求

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Despite her inner anxiety, she persisted in praying and actively sought solutions.