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乞
qǐ
1. to beg
Common • Top 15% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

乞
qǐ
to beg; to request
HSK 6 3 丶

Compound Words (19)

乞丐
qǐgài
beggar
HSK 6
乞人
qǐrén
beggar
乞伏
Qǐfú
tribe of the Xianbei [[鮮卑|鲜卑]] nomadic people
乞休
qǐxiū
to request permission to resign from an official position (old)
乞儿
qǐér
beggar
乞和
qǐhé
to sue for peace
乞恕
qǐshù
to beg forgiveness
乞怜
qǐlián
to beg for pity
乞求
qǐqiú
to beg
乞讨
qǐtǎo
to beg
乞贷
qǐdài
to beg for a loan
乞食
qǐshí
to beg for food
求乞
qiúqǐ
to beg
行乞
xíngqǐ
to beg
讨乞
tǎoqǐ
to go begging
乞哀告怜
qǐāigàolián
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
吹箫乞食
chuīxiāoqǐshí
to beg while playing the xiao [[箫]] (mouth organ)
死乞白赖
sǐqibáilài
to pester someone again and again
乞力马扎罗山
Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān
Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,428
Word Frequency Rank
12,565 of 84,292

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