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乞

qǐ
verb #18,473

Meanings

  1. 1 to beg
  2. 2 to request

Examples

他在街上向路人乞讨。
Tā zài jiē shàng xiàng lùrén qǐtǎo.
He begs from passersby on the street.
乞求别人的原谅并不容易。
Qǐqiú biérén de yuánliàng bìng bù róngyì.
Begging for someone's forgiveness is not easy.

Tips

usage
乞 is a bound form rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It appears in compounds: 乞讨 (to beg), 乞求 (to implore), 乞丐 (beggar), 乞巧 (the Qixi tradition of praying for skill).

Stroke Order

乞 qǐ