No. 7,118 in Chinese
祈
"祈" means "to pray" or "to wish."
In a sentence
我每天早晨祈祷，希望家人的健康幸福。
I pray every morning, wishing for the health and happiness of my family.
In this sentence, "祈祷" means "to pray," indicating a spiritual or devotional act of making wishes or speaking to a deity.
他的演讲饱含了祈求和平的情感。
His speech was filled with emotions of beseeching peace.
Here, "祈求" is used to mean "to beseech" or "earnestly ask for," showing a heartfelt request for peace.
古代人们通过仪式向天祈雨。
Ancient people performed rituals to pray for rain from the heavens.
"祈雨" means "pray for rain," which historically refers to rituals conducted to ask for rain from higher powers during times of drought.
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