beg; ask for alms
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to beg; to ask for money or food
literarySlightly more formal or literary than 乞讨 or 要饭. Often implies begging along streets or in public places.
Lǎo老
rén人
yán沿
jiē街
tǎo讨
qǐ乞
。
The old man begged along the street.
Tā他
bèi被
pò迫
yǐ以
tǎo讨
qǐ乞
wéi为
shēng生
。
He was forced to make a living by begging.
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Nà那
gè个
qǐ乞
gài丐
zài在
jiē街
jiǎo角
tǎo讨
qǐ乞
。
That beggar was begging at the street corner.