# 哀求 (āiqiú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 哀求 (āiqiú) means “to implore; to plead; to beg bitterly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to implore; to plead; to beg bitterly
- Pinyin: āiqiú (ai1 qiu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 无论他怎么哀求，她都不答应。
  Wúlùn tā zěnme āiqiú, tā dōu bù dāying.
  No matter how he pleaded, she would not agree.

## Characters

- 哀 (āi): sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
- [求](https://hanziro.com/word/qiu-beg/) (qiú): to beg; to ask for

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-qiu-implore/

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