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Jyutping han2 kau4
Pinyin kěn qiú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to beg
  2. to beseech
  3. to entreat
  4. entreaty
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    真​誠​、​誠懇​咁​請求
    to implore; to beseech; to entreat
    • 懇求法庭從輕發落。
      恳求法庭从轻发落。
      han2 kau4 faat3 ting4 cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6.
      May I implore the court for leniency?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to implore; to urge; to beg; to beseech; to entreat
    (syn.) 乞丐, 要求, 請求, 请求, 煩請, 央告, 祈祝, 哀求, 求, 乞憐, 恳请, 祝禱, 沽情, 祝祷, 懇請, 請, 央求, 烦请, 乞求, 凭, 哀告, 请, 憑, 乞怜, 祈求
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2404
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他恳求我留下来。
    他懇求我留下來。
    tā kěn qiú wǒ liú xià lái 。
    • He begged me to stay.
  2. Mandarin
    我恳求您了。
    我懇求您了。
    wǒ kěn qiú nín le 。
    • I beg you.
  3. Mandarin
    你恳求与我谈话的原因是什么?
    你懇求與我談話的原因是什麼?
    nǐ kěn qiú yǔ wǒ tán huà de yuán yīn shì shén me ?
    • What is your reason for soliciting a conversation with me?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢用恳求嘅目光望住佢个仔。
    佢用懇求嘅目光望住佢個仔。
    keoi5 jung6 han2 kau4 ge3 muk6 gwong1 mong6 zyu6 keoi5 go3 zai2.
    • He casts a beseeching glance at his son.
  2. Cantonese
    恳求法庭从轻发落。
    懇求法庭從輕發落。
    han2 kau4 faat3 ting4 cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6.
    • May I implore the court for leniency?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    当你在三和看到有青年恳求他人施舍一根烟时,说明他已经处在挂逼状态。
    當你在三和看到有青年懇求他人施捨一根煙時,説明他已經處在掛逼狀態。
    dāng nǐ zài sān hé kàn dào yǒu qīng nián kěn qiú tā rén shī shě yī gēn yān shí , shuō míng tā yǐ jīng chù zài guà bī zhuàng tài .
    • When you see a young man pleading for a cigarette in Sanhe, it means he is already stuck in an unproductive, idle lifestyle.