beg for food or money
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to beg for food or money
Often implies a state of poverty or desperation. The derived form "要饭的" (yào fàn de) is commonly used as a noun meaning "beggar." The term can carry a derogatory connotation when used to refer to people.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
xǔ许
duō多
qióng穷
rén人
bèi被
pò迫
shàng上
jiē街
yào要
fàn饭
。
In the old society, many poor people were forced to beg on the streets.
Tā他
nìng宁
yuàn愿
è饿
sǐ死
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
yào要
fàn饭
。
He would rather starve to death than beg for food.
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Nà那
ge个
yào要
fàn饭
de的
lǎo老
rén人
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
。
That begging old man looks very pitiful.
Zhè这
lǐ里
jìn禁
zhǐ止
yào要
fàn饭
hé和
bǎi摆
tān摊
。
Begging and setting up stalls are prohibited here.