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乞

qǐ

HSK 6 Character

What 乞 means

1. to beg

Example sentences

• 我不是乞丐。
  Wǒ bù shì qǐgài.
  I'm not a beggar.
• 这名乞丐在收集干面包。
  The beggar is collecting stale bread.
• 他很富有，但活得像个乞丐。
  Tā hěn fùyǒu, dàn huó de xiàng gè qǐgài.
  He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.
• 我把身上的钱全都给了那个乞丐。
  Wǒ bǎ shēnshang de qián quándōu gěi le nàge qǐgài.
  I gave the beggar all the money I had.

Words starting with 乞

• 乞丐qǐ gàibeggar
• 乞讨qǐ tǎoto beg; to go begging
• 乞求qǐ qiúto beg
• 乞儿qǐ érbeggar
• 乞人qǐ rénbeggar
• 乞伏Qǐ fútribe of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
• 乞休qǐ xiūto request permission to resign from an official position (old)
• 乞和qǐ héto sue for peace
• 乞恕qǐ shùto beg forgiveness
• 乞怜qǐ liánto beg for pity
• 乞贷qǐ dàito beg for a loan
• 乞食qǐ shíto beg for food
• 乞哀告怜qǐ āi gào liánbegging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
• 乞力马扎罗山Qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shānMt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Words containing 乞

• 行乞xíng qǐto beg; to ask for alms
• 求乞qiú qǐto beg
• 讨乞tǎo qǐto go begging; to ask for alms
• 摇尾乞怜yáo wěi qǐ liánlit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)…
• 死乞白赖sǐ qi bái làito pester someone again and again
• 吹箫乞食chuī xiāo qǐ shísee 吴市吹箫

Characters that look like 乞

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 艺yìskill; art

Sounds the same

Read qǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

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