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)
Examples
- 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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