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恳求

kěn qiú · ken qiu

Traditional 懇求

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to beg
  2. to beseech
  3. to entreat
  4. entreaty
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In a conversation

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One percent battery

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)恳求(kěnqiú)你(nǐ)，把(bǎ)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)借(jiè)给(gěi)我(wǒ)！

    I beg you, lend me your power bank!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)电(diàn)？

    How much battery does your phone have?

  3. Liangliang

    百分之一(bǎifēnzhīyī)。

    One percent.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不用(bùyòng)恳求(kěnqiú)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    You do not need to beg. Here you go.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)的(de)票(piào)一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)开卖(kāimài)了(le)！

    Thanks! The concert tickets go on sale in one minute!

  6. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)恳求(kěnqiú)了(le)，快(kuài)去(qù)抢票(qiǎngpiào)吧(ba)！

    No need to beg anymore. Go grab the tickets!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)恳(kěn)求(qiú)妈(mā)妈(ma)再(zài)讲(jiǎng)一(yí)个(gè)故(gù)事(shi)。

The child begged his mother to tell one more story.

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