# 恳求 (kěnqiú)

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

- Meaning: to beg; to entreat; to implore
- Pinyin: kěnqiú (ken3 qiu2)
- Traditional: 懇求
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他恳求大家原谅他。
  Tā kěnqiú dàjiā yuánliàng tā.
  He begged everyone to forgive him.

## Characters

- 恳 (kěn): earnest
- [求](https://hanziro.com/word/qiu-beg/) (qiú): to beg; to ask for

https://hanziro.com/word/ken-qiu-beg/

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