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Chinese dictionary
v.beg for food
讨饭的人
beggar
他爸爸以前讨饭吃。
His father used to be a beggar.
她讨饭。
She begged for food.
讨饭为生
live by begging
四处讨饭
go around begging
在旧社会，他们最后被逼得讨饭。
In the old days, they were finally reduced to begging.
向别人讨饭要钱的人叫做乞丐。
People who go begging for money or food are called beggars.
Word usage
- Separable word"讨" and "饭" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我向陌生人讨了一顿饭吃。
I begged a stranger for a meal.
我饿了，想讨口饭吃。
I'm hungry and want to beg for food.