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Chinese dictionary
n.beggar; pauper; mendicant; panhandler
她过着乞丐般的生活。
She lives in a beggarly fashion.
我们给乞丐提供住宿。
We lodge a beggar.
她给了乞丐几磅。
She gave a couple of pounds to the beggar.
沦为乞丐
be reduced to beggary
有时给乞丐钱,就等于鼓励行乞。
Giving money to beggars sometimes amounts to encouraging begging.
赶走乞丐
spurn a beggar
那乞丐的跛足是假的。
The beggar's limp was a fake.
Word usage
- common measure word"乞丐" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
一个乞丐
one beggar
一群乞丐
one group of beggars