乞
讨

To beg in Chinese: 乞讨 (qǐ tǎo)

qǐ tǎo

to beg

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 乞討1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to beg
  2. 2to go begging

Stroke order

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乞
讨

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄠˇ

tǎo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

乞讨

Simplified

乞討

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那个老人只能在路边乞讨。

    nà ge lǎo rén zhǐ néng zài lù biān qǐ tǎo。

    That old man can only beg by the roadside.

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Related words

讨

tǎo

to invite

讨论

tǎo lùn

to discuss

讨厌

tǎo yàn

to dislike

探讨

tàn tǎo

to investigate

检讨

jiǎn tǎo

to examine or inspect

乞丐

qǐ gài

beggar

乞求

qǐ qiú

to beg

商讨

shāng tǎo

to discuss

讨好

tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

研讨

yán tǎo

discussion

讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle over price

讨人喜欢

tǎo rén xǐ huan

to attract people's affection

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