请
qǐng
Meaning
- please (do sth)
- to invite
- to ask
- to treat (to a meal etc)
Definition
请求，要求；礼貌地邀请或希望别人做某事。
Please; to request or invite politely.
Usage
用于礼貌地请求别人做某事，或表示邀请、建议。在正式或礼貌场合常用。
Used to politely request someone to do something, or to express an invitation or suggestion. Commonly used in formal or polite contexts.
Examples
- 1 请坐。 (Please sit down.)
- 2 请再说一遍。 (Please say it again.)
- 3 请问现在几点了？ (Excuse me, what time is it?)
- 4 请把门关上。 (Please close the door.)
- 5 请跟我来。 (Please come with me.)
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