要饭

要飯

yàofàn

verb #22,425

Meanings

1 to beg for food
2 to beg (for money or food)
3 to be a beggar

Characters

to want / to ask for

rice / food / meal

Examples

HSK 2

街上有个老人在要饭。

Jiēshang yǒu gè lǎorén zài yàofàn.

There is an old man begging on the street.

HSK 7-9

他宁愿要饭也不愿意低头。

Tā nìngyuàn yàofàn yě bù yuànyì dītóu.

He would rather beg than bow his head.

Tips

memory

要 = to want/ask for; 饭 = rice/food. Literally 'asking for food', begging.

Stroke Order

要 yào

饭 fàn