beggar; mendicant
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
beggar; mendicant; poor person who lives by asking for money or food
informal口语词。有时也写作'叫花子'。常带有一丝轻视的意味。
Miào庙
mén门
kǒu口
zuò坐
zhe着
yī一
gè个
kě可
lián怜
de的
lǎo老
jiào叫
huā化
zi子
。
A poor old beggar was sitting at the temple gate.
Tā他
qióng穷
de得
xiàng像
gè个
jiào叫
huā化
zi子
。
He is as poor as a beggar.
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Bú不
yào要
suí随
biàn便
dǎ打
fā发
zǒu走
nà那
xiē些
jiào叫
huā化
zi子
，
tā他
men们
yě也
xū需
yào要
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Don't just shoo away those beggars; they also need help.
Nà那
gè个
jiào叫
huā化
zi子
yǐ已
jīng经
zài在
zhè这
gè个
jiē街
jiǎo角
dài待
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
le了
。
That beggar has been at this street corner for several years.
Tā他
chuān穿
de得
pò破
pò破
làn烂
làn烂
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
xiàng像
gè个
jiào叫
huā化
zi子
。
He is dressed in rags and looks like a beggar.