请請 qǐng — please (before a verb)
qǐng (third tone, dipping)qing3
Traditional: 請
please (before a verb)
HSK 1· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 1· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
please (before a verb)
Placed before a verb to turn an instruction into a polite request: 请说, 请喝茶, 请写你的名字. It always introduces an action, never a noun on its own.
verbpoliteto invite; to treat someone (to a meal)
verb
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 请喝茶。請喝茶。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) hē (first tone, high and level) chá. (second tone, rising)···
Have some tea.
- 请问，医院在哪儿？請問，醫院在哪兒？Qǐngwèn, (third tone, dipping) yīyuàn (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) nǎr? (third tone, dipping)···
Excuse me, where is the hospital?
Common mistakes
Not quite请你的名字。
Correct请问，你叫什么名字？
请 introduces a verb, so it cannot mean "please give me…" in front of a noun. To open a question politely, use the fixed opener 请问.
Similar words
Words containing 请
- 申请申請shēnqǐng (first tone, high and level)to apply (for something), to file a request
- 邀请邀請yāoqǐng (first tone, high and level)to invite
- 请求請求qǐng (third tone, dipping) qiú (second tone, rising)request
- 请问請問qǐng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 请假請假qǐngjià (third tone, dipping)to ask for leave, to take time off
- 聘请聘請pìn (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)to engage
- 请客請客qǐng (third tone, dipping) kè (fourth tone, falling)to give a dinner party
- 敬请敬請jìng (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (do sth) (deferential form)
- 请教請教qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiào (fourth tone, falling)to ask for guidance
- 请示請示qǐng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)to ask for instructions
- 请进請進qǐng (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)"please come in"
- 请柬請柬qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiǎn (third tone, dipping)invitation card
- 请帖請帖qǐng (third tone, dipping) tiě (third tone, dipping)invitation card
- 请坐請坐qǐng (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling)please, have a seat