khẩn cầu
Pronunciation
Northern
/xə̰n˧˩˧ kə̤w˨˩/
Central
/kʰəŋ˧˩˨ kəw˧˧/
Southern
/kʰəŋ˨˩˦ kəw˨˩/
Listen
beseech
Verb
beseech
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to plead
Requests & Invitations
To make an urgent and emotional request or plea for something in a sincere way.
vi Anh ấy khẩn cầu mọi người giúp đỡ gia đình mình qua cơn khó khăn.
en He made an emotional plea for everyone to help his family through the hardship.
Parts
khẩn / cầu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懇求 …
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Parts
khẩn / cầu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懇求 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 懇求
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
懇求
Candidates by syllable
khẩn
緊（墾）
cầu
求
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
van / năn nỉ / plead
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Similar
van / năn nỉ / plead
Use
khẩn cấp / khẩn trương / khẩn nguy / khẩn thiết …
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Use
khẩn cấp / khẩn trương / khẩn nguy / khẩn thiết …