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乞丐

qǐ gài

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

乞丐 (qǐ gài) means "beggar". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 乞丐 means

1. beggar

The characters in 乞丐

• 乞qǐto beg
• 丐gàito beg for alms; beggar

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.

Where 乞丐 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · qǐ–qí (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qǐ gài correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.