청하다 [請-]1 [부탁하다] ask; request; beg; call upon <a person> to <do>; pray for; entreat; supplicate <him for pardon>; apply; appeal; petition; sue for; solicit (for); plead for. 청하지도 않았는데 unasked / without being asked. 도움을 ~ appeal <to a person> for aid / ask for <a person's> assistance / call for help. 면회를 ~ ask for[request / seek / solicit] an interview <with>. 연설을 해 달라고 ~ call on[upon] <a person> to make a speech. 출석해 주기를 ~ ask[request] <a person> to attend. 노래를 한 곡 ~ ask for a song from <a person> / call (up)on <a person> to sing. 그는 누구든 도움을 청하기만 하면 곧 도와준다 He is ever ready to help all who appeal to him for help.2 [달라다] beg; solicit. 무엇을 (달라고) ~ ask[beg / solicit] <a person> for something / apply <a person> for something.3 [초대하다] invite; ask; engage; call in; send for. 청해서 at[by] <a person's> invitation. 청한[청하지 않은] 손님 an invited[uninvited / uncalled-for] guest. 집으로 ~ ask <a person> to one's home. 의사를 ~ send for[call in] a doctor. 전문가를 ~ engage the service of an expert. 스스로 청한 실책이니 어쩔 수 없다 He has none to blame but himself, for the blunder was of his own making. 그것은 스스로 화를 청하는 짓이다 With that he is inviting disaster of his own accord.4 (잠을). 잠을 청해도 잠이 오지 않아서 unable to obtain the sleep for which one longs. 잠을 ~ try to sleep.v. ask, call for, ask for, beseech, tap, draw