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请

qǐng

please; to invite, to ask

HSK 1 · Topic “Come and go” SocialEveryday verbsUseful phrases
please; to invite, to ask
Memory picture

Character

请 qǐng

Strokes
10
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 青 blue, green
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我请你吃饭。 Wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn. Let me treat you to a meal.
  • 请你喝茶。 Qǐng nǐ hē chá. Please have some tea.
  • 我想请你来。 Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ lái. I'd like to invite you over.
  • 王明请我看电影。 Wáng Míng qǐng wǒ kàn diànyǐng. Wang Ming invited me to watch a movie.
  • 请再喝一杯。 Qǐng zài hē yì bēi. Please have another cup.
  • 我们请老师吃饭，好吗？ Wǒmen qǐng lǎoshī chīfàn, hǎo ma? We'll invite the teacher to have a meal, OK?
  • 她请我们吃包子。 Tā qǐng wǒmen chī bāozi. She treated us to baozi.
  • 小王请我去家里玩儿。 Xiǎo Wáng qǐng wǒ qù jiālǐ wánr. Xiao Wang invited me to come to his home to play.
  • 请你帮帮他。 Qǐng nǐ bāngbang tā. Please help him.
  • 我想请他明天来我家。 Wǒ xiǎng qǐng tā míngtiān lái wǒ jiā. I want to invite him to come to my home tomorrow.

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