qí

祈

Character · Verb · Noun

pray; beg; hope; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 11 examples
1.

verb

to pray; to offer a prayer

formal

Used for religious or solemn requests for blessing or favor

Rén人
men们
zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
qí祈
fú福
 。

People pray for blessings in the church.

Xīn新
nián年
shí时
dà大
jiā家
huì会
qí祈
yuàn愿
píng平
ān安
 。

On New Year, everyone will pray for peace.

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Tā他
qǐng祈
qǐ请
míng神
shén明
bǎo保
yòu佑
jiā家
rén人
 。

He prayed to the gods to protect his family.

Jié节
rì日
lǐ里
cūn村
mín民
men们
qí祈
yuàn愿
fēng风
tiáo调
yǔ雨
shùn顺
 。

During the festival, the villagers prayed for good harvest and favorable weather.

Xìn信
tú徒
men们
zài在
jì祭
tán坛
qián前
qí祈
ráng禳
 。

Believers prayed for relief from disaster at the altar.

2.

verb

to request; to hope for

formal

Common in formal written or polite requests

Wǒ我
qí祈
qiú求
shàng上
tiān天
néng能
shùn顺
lì利
bì毕
yè业
 。

I hope I can graduate smoothly.

Lǎo老
shī师
qí希
wàng望
dà大
jiā家
rèn认
zhēn真
tīng听
jiǎng讲
 。

The teacher hopes everyone listens carefully in class.

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Zhǔ主
bàn办
fāng方
kěn恳
qǐ请
gè各
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
zhǐ指
dǎo导
wǒ我
de的
lùn论
wén文
 。

The organizer sincerely asks the teachers to guide my paper.

Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
qí祈
dài待
yì疫
qíng情
zǎo早
rì日
jié结
shù束
 。

Please wait patiently for the pandemic to end soon.

3.

noun

surname Qi

neutral

Used as a Chinese family name

Qí祈
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhī知
míng名
xué学
zhě者
 。

Mr. Qi is a well-known scholar.

Qí祈
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dà大
xué学
jiào教
shòu授
 。

Teacher Qi is my university professor.