乞讨

qǐ tǎo wéi shēng

乞讨为生

subsist by begging

yī míng qǐ gài xiàng tā qǐ tǎo

一名乞丐向他乞讨。

A beggar accosted him for money.

wǒ kàn jiàn yī shān lán lǚ de rén zài jiē shang qǐ tǎo

我看见衣衫褴褛的人在街上乞讨。

I saw people dressed in rags begging on the street.