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请假

qǐngjià

to ask for leave

HSK 1 · Topic “My day” WorkVerb + object
to ask for leave
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

假 jià

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 叚 false
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 假

Example phrases

  • 他今天请假了。 Tā jīntiān qǐngjià le. He took the day off today.
  • 我想请假。 Wǒ xiǎng qǐngjià. I'd like to ask for time off.
  • 哥哥明天请假。 Gēge míngtiān qǐngjià. My older brother is taking tomorrow off.
  • 李月今天没来，她请假了。 Lǐ Yuè jīntiān méi lái, tā qǐngjià le. Li Yue is absent today; she asked for leave.
  • 你请假了吗？ Nǐ qǐngjià le ma? Did you ask for leave?
  • 弟弟今天也请假了。 Dìdi jīntiān yě qǐngjià le. Little brother asked for leave today too.
  • 请假要告诉老师。 Qǐngjià yào gàosu lǎoshī. Tell the teacher before asking for leave.
  • 她病了，请假在家。 Tā bìng le, qǐngjià zài jiā. She was ill and asked for leave to stay home.
  • 你今天请假不请假？ Nǐ jīntiān qǐngjià bu qǐngjià? Are you asking for leave today or not?
  • 妈妈请假了，在家休息。 Māma qǐngjià le, zài jiā xiūxi. Mom took a day off and is resting at home.

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