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请坐

qǐng zuò

please sit down

HSK 1 · Topic “Come and go” SocialUseful phrases
please sit down
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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

坐 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
从 from, by, since, whence, through 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 老师，请坐。 Lǎoshī, qǐng zuò. Please sit down, teacher.
  • 请坐这儿。 Qǐng zuò zhèr. Please sit here.
  • 朋友，请坐。 Péngyou, qǐng zuò. Have a seat, my friend.
  • 请坐，请喝茶。 Qǐng zuò, qǐng hē chá. Please sit down and have some tea.
  • 请坐，别站着。 Qǐng zuò, bié zhàn zhe. Sit down, please; don't stand.
  • 请坐，饭马上好。 Qǐng zuò, fàn mǎshàng hǎo. Sit down, please; the meal will be ready soon.
  • 累了吧？请坐。 Lèi le ba? Qǐng zuò. Tired? Please sit down.
  • 请坐，我们马上吃饭。 Qǐng zuò, wǒmen mǎshàng chīfàn. Sit down; we're having a meal right away.
  • 请坐，我们看电视吧。 Qǐng zuò, wǒmen kàn diànshì ba. Sit down; let's watch TV.
  • 请坐，李月马上来。 Qǐng zuò, Lǐ Yuè mǎshàng lái. Sit down; Li Yue will be here soon.

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