show compassion; bestow pity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(honorific) ask for or acknowledge someone's compassion or pity
honorificA formal and polite expression, often used when humbly requesting help or expressing gratitude for mercy shown by someone of higher status or authority. Typically found in writing or formal speech.
Wàn万
wàng望
dà大
rén人
chuí垂
lián怜
，
jiù救
jiù救
zhè这
xiē些
wú无
gū辜
de的
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
I earnestly hope Your Excellency will show compassion and save these innocent people.
Tā他
guì跪
qiú求
fǎ法
guān官
chuí垂
lián怜
，
jǐ给
yǔ予
yī一
cì次
gǎi改
guò过
zì自
xīn新
de的
jī机
huì会
。
He knelt, begging the judge for mercy, asking for a chance to turn over a new leaf.
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Zài在
shū书
zhōng中
，
zhǔ主
jué角
qí祈
qiú求
mìng命
yùn运
chuí垂
lián怜
，
ràng让
tā他
dù渡
guò过
nán难
guān关
。
In the book, the protagonist prays for fate's pity to help him overcome the hardship.