Definition & Meaning

plead; ask for a favour; beg for leniency; intercede

Word usage

qiú qíng

求 情

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v.plead; ask for a favour; beg for leniency; intercede
- xiàng tā qiú qíng
  向他求情
  plead with him
- qiú qíng gào ráo
  求情告饶
  beg for leniency and mercy
- wǒ men qù tì nǐ qiú qíng
  我们去替你求情。
  We will plead on your behalf.
- tì rén qiú qíng
  替人求情
  beg for somebody
- xiàng rén qiú qíng
  向人求情
  plead with somebody
- zhè ge qiú fàn xiàng fǎ guān qiú qíng
  这个囚犯向法官求情。
  The prisoner begged the judge for mercy.
- tā wèi wǒ xiàng lǎo shī qiú qíng
  她为我向老师求情。
  She interceded with the teacher for me.
- tā chū xiàn zài diàn shì shang xiàng bǎng jià zhě qiú qíng
  她出现在电视上，向绑架者求情。
  She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers.
- jīng tā qī zi qiú qíng tā cóng jiān yù yī yuàn li fàng chū lai jǐ tiān
  经他妻子求情，他从监狱医院里放出来几天。
  At his wife's intercession, he was released from the prison hospital for a few days.
synonym
shuō qíng说情 tǎo qíng讨情

Word usage

Separable word
"求" and "情" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 谁替我求的情？
  Who interceded for me?
- 他已经帮我求过情了。
  He's already interceded for me.
- 你应该向他求一次情。
  You should plead with him again.

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