Pinyin

Definition

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  1. to implore
  2. to pray
  3. to request

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

qí dǎo
  1. 1 to pray
  2. 2 to say one's prayers
  3. 3 prayer
qí qiú
  1. 1 to pray for
  2. 2 to appeal
qí fú
  1. 1 to pray for blessings
  1. 1 to implore
  2. 2 to pray
  3. 3 to request
qí shǐ jù
  1. 1 imperative sentence

Sample Sentences

祈求上天有好生之德,他们都能安然无恙,早日回到父母身边。
qíqiú shàngtiān yǒu hàoshēngzhīdé ,tāmen dōu néng ānránwúyàng ,zǎorì huídào fùmǔ shēnbiān 。
Let’s pray Heaven have mercy on them and they will be able to return safely to their parents as soon as possible.
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少得意,我给你出一主意啊,你看,咱们坐在安全出口这儿,你可以祈祷一会儿飞机迫降,得使用安全门疏散,那时机多好啊,记得要沉着冷静地帮忙,那空姐一定会被你征服,没有女人不爱英雄。
shǎo déyì ,wǒ gěi nǐ chū yī zhǔyi ā ,nǐ kàn ,zánmen zuò zài ānquán chūkǒu zhèr ,nǐ kěyǐ qídǎo yīhuìr fēijī pòjiàng ,děi shǐyòng ānquánmén shūsàn ,nà shíjī duō hǎo ā ,jìde yào chénzhuó lěngjìng de bāngmáng ,nà kōngjiě yīdìng huì bèi nǐ zhēngfú ,méiyǒu nǚrén bù ài yīngxióng 。
Don’t get big-headed, I’ll give you a tip. Look, let’s sit by the emergency exit, you can pray that the plane will be forced to go down, and that they have to use the emergency exit to evacuate. What an opportunity that would be? Remember to be calm and collected and help out, that air hostess will be putty in your hands. No woman can resist a hero.
哈…呵呵,我…我面罩是带了,可我没带防毒面具!我就静静地祈祷风的到来吧…欸,餐终于来了!你把我吓得肚子都饿了!
hā …hēhē ,wǒ …wǒ miànzhào shì dài le ,kě wǒ méi dài fángdú miànjù !wǒ jiù jìngjìng de qídǎo fēng de dàolái ba …èi ,cān zhōngyú lái le !nǐ bǎ wǒ xiàde dùzi dōu è le !
Ha...haha, I, I have brought a face mask, but I haven't got a gas mask. I'll just quietly pray for the wind to come. Hmm...the meals have finally arrived! You've scared me so much that I'm now starving.
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我去年参加的时候,大部分都是看原住民表演传统舞蹈、唱歌,或是祈福,以及跟原住民长老讲话。
wǒ qùnián cānjiā de shíhou ,dàbùfēn dōu shì kàn yuánzhùmín biǎoyǎn chuántǒng wǔdǎo 、chànggē ,huòshì qífú ,yǐjí gēn yuánzhùmín zhǎnglǎo jiǎnghuà 。
When I went last year, it was mostly watching aboriginal people perform traditional dances, songs or blessings and talking with the elders.
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龙舟的前面为什么是龙,不是别的动物呢?最重要的原因是,中国人认为龙代表吉祥,而且龙是掌管气候和水的,所以在河上纪念屈原、祈求平安的活动当然要用“龙舟”。
Lóngzhōu de qiánmian wèishénme shì lóng ,búshì biéde dòngwù ne ?zuì zhòngyào de yuányīn shì ,Zhōngguórén rènwéi lóng dàibiǎo jíxiáng ,érqiě lóng shì zhǎngguǎn qìhòu hé shuǐ de ,suǒyǐ zài hé shàng jìniàn Qū Yuán 、qíqiú píng ān de huódòng dāngrán yào yòng “Lóngzhōu ”。
Why is there a dragon at the front of a dragon boat and not another animal? The most important reason is that Chinese people consider dragons as a sign of good luck, and dragons were known to be in charge of weather and water. So it is only natural that we select "dragon boats", as we commemorate Qu Yuan on rivers and pray for safe tidings.
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哎,管不了那么多了,我只祈求核辐射别飘到我们这边就好了。
āi ,guǎnbùliǎo nàme duō le ,wǒ zhǐ qíqiú héfúshè bié piāo dào wǒmen zhèbiān jiùhǎole 。
Agh, not much we can do about it I guess. I just pray that the radiation doesn't blow over here.
我在这里祈祷,我在这里迷惘
wǒ zài zhèlǐ qídǎo ,wǒ zài zhèlǐ mí
Here is where I pray, here is where I'm lost
我们多帮他祈祷祈祷吧!
wǒmen duō bāng tā qídǎo qídǎo ba !
Let's pray for him!
要去犹太会堂祈祷,请求上帝宽恕你的罪恶。
yào qù Yóutài huìtáng qídǎo ,qǐngqiú shàngdì kuānshù nǐ de zuì è 。
You have to go to the synagogue to pray and ask God to forgive your sins.
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