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拜托

bàituō

please (urgent request); I beg you

interjection/verb

Example

拜托你帮我一个忙,我真的很着急。

Bàituō nǐ bāng wǒ yí ge máng, wǒ zhēnde hěn zháojí.

Please help me out, I'm really in a hurry.

More urgent and emotional than 请 (qǐng). Often used when making earnest requests or expressing mild frustration. Can also mean 'to entrust' in formal contexts.