# 乞讨 (qǐtǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 乞讨 (qǐtǎo) means “to beg for food or money”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to beg for food or money
- Pinyin: qǐtǎo (qi3 tao3)
- Traditional: 乞討
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那个流浪者曾在街头乞讨。
  Nàge liúlàngzhě céng zài jiētóu qǐtǎo.
  That homeless person used to beg on the street.

## Characters

- 乞 (qǐ): to beg
- [讨](https://hanziro.com/word/tao-ask/) (tǎo): to ask for; to demand

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-tao-beg-food-or/

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