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gài

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gài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gài | gai4
English translation
to beg for alms
beggar
variant of gài [gài]
beggar; to beg; to give

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About gài

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

gài

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

A person leaning forward to ask for help

Etymology of gài

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

xià

Explanation

Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a beggar holding his hand out.

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Example sentences using gài

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gěi le zhè 乞丐 qǐgài 整整 zhěng zhěng 一千 Yuán .

I gave the beggar as much as 1,000 yen.

丽莉受不了 shòubùliǎo qióng 亲戚 qīnqi men 那种 nà zhǒng 乞丐 qǐgài 般的日子 rìzi .

Lily had no mind for the vagabond life of the poor relation.

乞丐 qǐgài shì 瞎子 xiā zi , 照例 zhào lì zhǔ zhāo 一根 yòng hěn jiù le de 手杖 shǒu zhàng 棍子 gùn zi .

He was a blind begger, carrying the traditional battered cane.

那个 nà ge 乞丐 qǐgài tǎng zài 大街 dà jiē de Yīn miàn .

The beggar was lying the shady side of the street.

dāng 汤姆 Tāng mǔ gěi Qián shí , 这名乞丐 qǐgài hěn 惊奇 jīngqí 而且 érqiě 好像 hǎoxiàng hěn 感激 gǎnjī .

When Tom gave him the money, the panhandler was surprised and seemed grateful.

Words with gài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
乞丐 qǐgài beggar乞丐 qǐgài
gài beggar gài
丐帮 gài bāng beggars' union丐幫

gài Decomposition & Compounds

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gài Compounds

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