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请 - qǐng

ask, request; invite; please

ask, request; invite; please

How to read 请

Click 请 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinqǐng
Englishask, request; invite; please
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

请问 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 请坐. Please read 请进 one more time.

Common words with this character

excuse me; may I ask
please sit
please come in
please help

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 请 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 请问 and 请坐 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 请.