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乞求

qǐ qiú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

乞求 (qǐ qiú) means "to beg". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 乞求 means

1. to beg

The characters in 乞求

• 乞qǐto beg
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request

Sounds the same

Read qǐ qiú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 起球(of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill
• 企求to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qǐ qiú correctly.
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