| 祈祷 | qí dǎo | to pray / to say a prayer |   |
| 祷告 | dǎo gào | to pray / prayer | |
| 祝祷 | zhù dǎo | to pray | |
| 做礼拜 | zuò lǐ bài | to worship / to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque) | |
| 祈 |  qí | to implore / to pray / to request | |
| 祷 | dǎo | prayer / pray / supplication | |
| 蕲 | qí | (herb) / implore / pray / place name | |
| 禨 | jī | omen / pray | |
| 做祷告 | zuò dǎo gào | to pray | |
| 禂 | dǎo | to pray / prayer | |
| 祷念 | dǎo niàn | to pray / to say one's prayers | |
| 祷祝 | dǎo zhù | to pray (for sth) | |
| 祈愿 | qí yuàn | to pray / to pray for sth / to wish sth / prayer / wish | |
| 祈求 | qí qiú | to pray for / to appeal | |
| 祈福 | qí fú | to pray for blessings | |
| 念佛 | niàn fó | to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha | |
| 代祷 | dài dǎo | to pray on behalf of sb | |
| 才疏学浅 | cái shū xué qiǎn | (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... | |
| 求子 | qiú zǐ | (of a childless couple) to pray for a son / to try to have a child | |
| 敬神 | jìng shén | to respect a deity / to pray to a God | |
| 默祷 | mò dǎo | silent prayer / pray in silence | |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for / to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc) / person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies | |
| 祈福禳灾 | qí fú ráng zāi | to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions) | |
| 追荐 | zhuī jiàn | to pray for the soul of a deceased | |
| 禳解 | ráng jiě | to pray to the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune | |
| 孤魂野鬼 | gū hún yě guǐ | wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom) / person who has no family or friends to rely on | |
