乞
丐

Beggar in Chinese: 乞丐 (qǐ gài)

qǐ gài

beggar

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1beggar

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乞
丐

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄞˋ

gài

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 乞丐 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 街角坐着一个可怜的乞丐。

    jiē jiǎo zuò zhe yí gè kě lián de qǐ gài。

    A pitiful beggar sat on the street corner.

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Related words

乞求

qǐ qiú

to beg

乞讨

qǐ tǎo

to beg

岂有此理

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

how can this be so? (idiom)

启迪

qǐ dí

to edify

启蒙

qǐ méng

variant of 启蒙

启示

qǐ shì

to reveal

起步

qǐ bù

to set out

起草

qǐ cǎo

to make a draft

起程

qǐ chéng

to set out

起初

qǐ chū

originally

起伏

qǐ fú

to move up and down

起劲

qǐ jìn

energetic

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