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请求

qǐngqiú

to request; request

A person asking another for help
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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

求 qiú

Strokes
7
Radical
氺 — water
Made of
一 one 氺 water

Example phrases

  • 我请求帮助。 Wǒ qǐngqiú bāngzhù. I ask for help.
  • 他请求老师帮忙。 Tā qǐngqiú lǎoshī bāngmáng. He asks the teacher for help.
  • 这是小请求。 Zhè shì xiǎo qǐngqiú. This is a small request.

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