恳求 meaning in English

kěnqiú

to beg; to beseech

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 懇求17 strokes

Meaning of 恳求

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kěnqiú
  1. to beg
  2. to beseech
  3. to entreat
  4. entreaty

恳求 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ恳kěn求qiú与yǔ我wǒ谈tán话huà的de原yuán因yīn是shì什shén么me?
What is your reason for soliciting a conversation with me?
他tā恳kěn求qiú我wǒ留liú下xià来lái。
He begged me to stay.
我wǒ恳kěn求qiú您nín了le。
I beg you.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

恳 kěn · sincere · 10 strokes

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求 qiú · to seek · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 恳求.

要求yāoqiúto request; to require
请求qǐngqiúto request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])
需求xūqiúrequirement; to require
追求zhuīqiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after
征求zhēngqiúto solicit; to seek
寻求xúnqiúto seek; to look for
求职qiúzhíto seek employment
求婚qiúhūnto propose marriage
求救qiújiùto seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
求助qiúzhùto request help; to appeal (for help)
乞求qǐqiúto beg
诚恳chéngkěnsincere; honest

Questions about 恳求

What does 恳求 mean?

恳求 (kěnqiú) means "to beg; to beseech" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 恳求?

恳求 is made of 2 characters: 恳 (10 strokes), 求 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 恳求 an HSK word?

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

How is 恳求 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 恳求 is written 懇求.