to pray; prayer
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pray; to say a prayer
formalUsed in religious contexts. The object can be a deity, god, or a higher power.
Xìn信
tú徒
men们
zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
qián虔
chéng诚
dì地
qí祈
dǎo祷
。
The believers are praying piously in the church.
Tā他
wèi为
jiā家
rén人
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
qí祈
dǎo祷
。
He prayed for his family's health.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
rén人
men们
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
zài在
qí祈
dǎo祷
hé和
píng平
。
During the war, people prayed for peace every day.
Qí祈
dǎo祷
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yǔ与
shén神
míng明
gōu沟
tōng通
de的
fāng方
shì式
。
Prayer is a way to communicate with the divine.