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乞丐

qǐgài

beggar

A beggar in patched clothes holds out a bowl at a street corner
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Characters in this word

丐 gài

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 丐

Example phrases

  • 城市救助站不应只把乞丐视为管理对象,还要追问他们陷入困境的原因。 Chéngshì jiùzhùzhàn bù yīng zhǐ bǎ qǐgài shìwéi guǎnlǐ duìxiàng, hái yào zhuīwèn tāmen xiànrù kùnjìng de yuányīn. Urban relief stations should not simply treat beggars as objects of management, but should also ask why they have fallen into difficulty.
  • 街角坐着一位老乞丐,手里捧着一个破碗。 Jiējiǎo zuòzhe yí wèi lǎo qǐgài, shǒuli pěngzhe yí gè pò wǎn. An old beggar sits on the corner holding a broken bowl in his hands.
  • 他把零钱都给了那个小乞丐。 Tā bǎ língqián dōu gěile nàge xiǎo qǐgài. He gave all his spare change to the little beggar.

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