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央求

plead

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yang1qiu2 • yāngqiú

Meaning

Primary

plead

Alternatives

pleaded, pleads, pleading, implore, beg

Mnemonic

When you 央求 plead for something, you 求 request it from the 央 center of your very being.

Usage

他 央求 我 幫忙。

He pleaded with me for help.

他 央求 我 原諒 他 的 錯誤。

He pleaded for me to forgive his mistake.