beg; solicit alms
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to beg; to ask for money or food
formalMore formal and literary than 要饭 or 乞讨; often implies begging along streets or from door to door.
Nà那
ge个
lǎo老
rén人
yán沿
lù路
xíng行
qǐ乞
。
That old man begs along the road.
Tā他
yīn因
cán残
jí疾
ér而
bèi被
pò迫
xíng行
qǐ乞
。
He was forced to beg due to his disability.
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Xíng行
qǐ乞
wéi为
shēng生
de的
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
miàn面
lín临
hěn很
duō多
kùn困
nan难
。
People who make a living by begging often face many difficulties.