Chinese words · HSK 7–9

祈祷

qídǎoTraditional 祈禱

to pray; prayer

Every meaning

qídǎo

  1. to pray; prayer

Its characters

  • 祈qíto pray; to entreat
  • 祷dǎoto pray (as in 祈祷)

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).