乞讨 (qǐ tǎo) — to beg (for money or food)

Definition

乞讨 specifically means begging on the street for money or food (a vagrant activity), unlike the more literary/figurative 乞求 or the verbal 恳求/哀求. 伸手 is the colloquial short way to say the same street-begging act.

verb
to beg (for money or food)

Beispiele

  • 乞讨
    Tā zài chē zhàn xiàng lù rén qǐ tǎo.
    He begged from passers-by at the train station.
  • 乞讨
    Nà ge lǎo rén yīn wèi shī yè bù dé bù qǐ tǎo.
    That old man had to beg because of unemployment.
  • 乞讨
    Hěn duō guó jiā jìn zhǐ zài gōng gòng chǎng suǒ qǐ tǎo.
    Many countries forbid begging in public places.

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