祈
祷

To pray in Chinese: 祈祷 (qí dǎo)

qí dǎo

to pray

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

Definitions

  1. 1to pray
  2. 2to say one's prayers
  3. 3prayer

Stroke order

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祈
祷

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ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄠˇ

dǎo

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

祈祷

Simplified

祈禱

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 她跪在那里，默默地祈祷。

    tā guì zài nà lǐ， mò mò dì qí dǎo。

    She knelt there, praying silently.

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chess

棋子

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chess piece

旗袍

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Chinese-style dress

旗帜

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ensign

乞丐

qǐ gài

beggar

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

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