请qǐngplease (do sth)

1. 1.

   please (do sth)verb

2. 2.

   to inviteverb

3. 3.

   to treat (to a meal etc)verb

• 请please (do sth)

Put 请 before the verb, as in 请坐 or 请喝茶, to make a request polite.

1. HSK 1

   请坐。

   Qǐng zuò.

   Please sit down.

2. HSK 1

   请喝茶。

   Qǐng hē chá.

   Please have some tea.

3. HSK 1

   我想请你来我家。

   Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ lái wǒ jiā.

   I'd like to invite you to my home.

4. HSK 1

   今天我请你吃饭。

   Jīntiān wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn.

   Today dinner is on me.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你好，请进。

   Nǐ hǎo, qǐng jìn.

   Hi, please come in.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   谢谢。

   Xièxie.

   Thanks.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   请坐，请喝茶。

   Qǐng zuò, qǐng hē chá.

   Please sit down and have some tea.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   谢谢你请我来。

   Xièxie nǐ qǐng wǒ lái.

   Thanks for inviting me.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: ___坐。 (Please sit down.)

   A请B给C被
2. 2.Which means "Today dinner is on me"?

   A今天我请你吃饭。B今天你请我吃饭。C今天我吃饭请你。
3. 3.In 我想请你来我家, what does 请 mean?

   Ato inviteBto ask a questionCto thank

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Related words

• 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks; thank youHSK 1
• 让ràngto permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc)HSK 2
• 叫jiàoto be called; to have the nameHSK 1
• 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
• 申请shēn qǐngto apply for sthHSK 4
• 邀请yāo qǐngto inviteHSK 4

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