请

請

qǐng

HSK 1freq #216

Meanings

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qǐng

1.to ask
2.to invite
3.please (do sth)
4.to treat (to a meal etc)
5.to request

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Etymology

Simplified from 請 (訁 → 讠)

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Stroke order

Components

请讠青

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

请坐。
Please take your seat.
请坐。
Sit down.
请关门。
Shut the door.
请用座。
Please sit.
请上船！
All aboard!
请唱歌。
Please sing.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

申请 to apply for sth 邀请 to invite 请求 to request; to ask 请问 Excuse me, may I ask...?聘请 to engage 请客 to give a dinner party 请假 to request leave of absence 敬请 please (do sth) (deferential form)请教 to ask for guidance 请示 to ask for instructions 请进 "please come in"请柬 invitation card