请假請假 qǐngjià — to ask for leave, to take time off
qǐngjià (third tone, dipping)qing3jia4
Traditional: 請假
to ask for leave, to take time off
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to ask for leave, to take time off
To ask permission to be away — 请 to request, 假 leave. It is a separable verb: the two halves come apart to take a length of time, 请两天假, 请了三个小时的假.
verb
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 我生病了，今天想请假。我生病了，今天想請假。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) shēngbìng (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qǐngjià. (third tone, dipping)···
I am ill — I would like to take today off.
- 他昨天没有来上班，因为请假了。他昨天沒有來上班，因為請假了。Tā (first tone, high and level) zuótiān (second tone, rising) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) lái (second tone, rising) shàngbān, (fourth tone, falling) yīnwèi (first tone, high and level) qǐngjià (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···
He didn’t come in to work yesterday because he had taken leave.
Common mistakes
Not quite我想请假老师。
Correct我想跟老师请假。
请假 already contains its object, 假, so the person you ask cannot follow it. They go in front, with 跟 or 向: 跟老师请假, 向经理请假.