beg for forgiveness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to beg for mercy; to ask for pardon
literaryDescribes the act of pleading for forgiveness or leniency, often after being caught or defeated. It is a formal or literary term.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
bèi被
zhuā抓
hòu后
lì立
kè刻
gào告
ráo饶
。
The thief immediately begged for mercy after being caught.
Tā他
suī虽
rán然
shū输
le了
，
dàn但
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
xiàng向
duì对
shǒu手
gào告
ráo饶
。
Although he lost, he did not beg his opponent for mercy.
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Miàn面
duì对
rú如
cǐ此
yán严
lì厉
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
，
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
gào告
ráo饶
。
Faced with such severe punishment, he could only beg for mercy.