乞讨 meaning in English

qǐtǎo

to beg; to go begging

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 乞討8 strokes

Meaning of 乞讨

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǐtǎo
  1. to beg
  2. to go begging

Stroke order for each character

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乞 qǐ · to beg · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

讨 tǎo · to invite · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 乞讨.

讨论tǎolùnto discuss; to talk over
讨厌tǎoyànto dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome
探讨tàntǎoto investigate; to probe
乞丐qǐgàibeggar
乞求qǐqiúto beg
讨好tǎohǎoto get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb
讨价还价tǎojià-huánjiàto haggle over price; to bargain
讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐhuanto attract people's affection; charming
商讨shāngtǎoto discuss; to deliberate
检讨jiǎntǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism
研讨yántǎodiscussion
讨厌鬼tǎoyànguǐdisgusting person; slob

Questions about 乞讨

What does 乞讨 mean?

乞讨 (qǐtǎo) means "to beg; to go begging" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 乞讨?

乞讨 is made of 2 characters: 乞 (3 strokes), 讨 (5 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 乞讨 an HSK word?

Yes. 乞讨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 乞讨 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 乞讨 is written 乞討.