央求 (yāng qiú) — to beg, to plead, to implore
Definition
央求 (yāngqiú) is a more emotional, urgent 'to beg / implore' — stronger than 请求, with a sense of pleading out of desperation rather than polite asking.
verb
to begto pleadto implore
Examples
- 央求。Tā yāng qiú yī shēng yí dìng yào jiù tā de hái zi.He begged the doctor to save his child.
- 央求。Tā yāng qiú lǎo bǎn gěi tā yí gè jī huì.She pleaded with her boss to give her a chance.
- 央求，。Wǒ yāng qiú tā bié zǒu, dàn tā hái shì lí kāi le.I implored him not to leave, but he still left.
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