请
請qǐng
HSK 1
#421 most
frequent character
to ask, to invite, please (do sth)
verb
adverb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
请 puts 讠 speech beside 青 qīng, which supplies the sound. It first meant paying a formal visit to someone above you, since talking was involved. That grew into inviting, and then into asking or requesting.
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Example Sentences
请你帮我一下。
qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ yīxià 。
Please help me a bit.
请问，洗手间在哪里？
qǐngwèn ， xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ ？
Excuse me, where is the restroom?
请坐。
qǐng zuò 。
Please sit down.
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