乞食 (qǐ shí) — to beg for food | Dictionnaire chinois TongTong

Définition

A literary/formal verb meaning 'to beg for food,' mostly found in historical, literary, or journalistic texts. The everyday spoken form is 要饭.

verb

to beg for food

乞食。
Tā qióng dé zhǐ néng qǐ shí.
He was so poor he could only beg for food.
。
Nà ge qǐ gài zài jiē shàng qǐ guò jǐ cì shí.
That beggar has begged for food on the street several times.
乞食。
Gǔ dài hěn duō nàn mín kào qǐ shí huó mìng.
In ancient times, many refugees survived by begging for food.