| 哀求 | ai1 qiu2 | to plead |
| 抗辩 | kang4 bian4 kang4 ban4 | to plead |
| 认罪 | ren4 zui4 | to admit guilt |
| 央求 | yang1 qiu2 | to plead |
| 求情 | qiu2 qing2 | to plead |
| 说情 | shuo1 qing2 | to intercede |
| 辩称 | ban4 cheng1 bian4 cheng1 | to allege |
| 辩白 | bian4 bai2 | to plead innocence |
| 推说 | tui1 shuo1 | to plead |
| 央告 | yang1 gao4 | to plead |
| 伏罪 | fu2 zui4 | to admit guilt |
| 央及 | yang1 ji2 | to beg |
| 服罪 | fu2 zui4 | to plead guilty |