qǐng

请

please / invite

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1
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Words with 请

请问 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
请假 qǐng jià to request leave of absence HSK 1
请进 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
请坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
请求 qǐng qiú to request; to ask; request HSK 2
请客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party; to entertain guests HSK 2
请教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
申请 shēn qǐng to apply for sth; application form HSK 4
邀请 yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
聘请 pìn qǐng to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) HSK 6
敬请 jìng qǐng please (do sth) (deferential form) HSK 7–9
请柬 qǐng jiǎn invitation card; written invitation HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 请给我一杯水。 Please give me a glass of water. Lesson 4
  • 请给我一碗米饭和一个菜。多少钱? Please give me a bowl of rice and one dish. How much? Lesson 4
  • 请问,机场离这儿远吗? Excuse me, is the airport far from here? Lesson 16
  • 请进!门没关。 Come in! The door isn't closed. Lesson 17
  • 请问,王老师在哪个教室? Excuse me, which classroom is Teacher Wang in? Lesson 17
  • 请进!你找我有什么事? Please come in! What do you need me for? Lesson 17

Character facts

Radical
讠 words, speech; to speak, to say
Parts
讠 + 青
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
請
Unicode
U+8BF7

Pictophonetic: speech