# 祈祷 (qídǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 祈祷 (qídǎo) means “to pray; prayer”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pray; prayer
- Pinyin: qídǎo (qi2 dao3)
- Traditional: 祈禱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她默默为家人的平安祈祷。
  Tā mòmò wèi jiārén de píng'ān qídǎo.
  She silently prayed for her family's safety.

## Characters

- 祈 (qí): to implore; to pray
- 祷 (dǎo): prayer; pray

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-dao-pray/

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