请

The character "请" has 10 strokes. "请" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "请" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "请" are "qǐng" . View the stroke order of "请">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "请"

v.: request; ask; invite; engage; buy (holy sacrificial things such as joss sticks, candles, paper horses or shrine of Buddha); please

• request : n.要求；请求；迫切需要；要求（或请求）的内容；指令；点播的歌曲；殷求
• ask : v.问；询问；请求…做；要求… 给予；邀请；要价；索价；四处打听；询问…的健康；要求
• invite : v.邀请；征求；征聘；招致；引起；吸引；诱使；怂恿
• engage : v.引起；吸引；参加；从事；卷入；聘请；允诺；约定；使某人加入；雇用
• please : v.使高兴；使喜欢；使满足；随自己的意；自己想干什么就干什么；讨人喜欢；满足心愿；给人美的愉悦；希望做某事；想做某事

Form words with "请"

请长假 ask for a long leave;resign from office

请外援 employ a foreign player

请丧假 ask for a bereavement leave

请特护 hire a special duty nurse

请产假 ask for maternity leave

请某人提意见 ask a criticism of sb

着人去请 send for sb

请某人出面引荐 ask sb for a recommendation

请人看电影 treat sb to movies

Example phrases using "请"

• 请在此合同的两个文本上都签字。

  Please sign both copies of the contract.

• 如果你缺少什么东西，请告诉我。

  If you lack/want anything, please let me know.

• 我来找你，无非是想请你帮个忙。

  I came to you simply to ask for help.

• 请听我把话说完，然后再下结论。

  Please hear me out before you draw any conclusion.

• 如果她发生什么意外，请告诉我。

  Let me know if anything should happen to her.

• 请尝尝这位师傅的勺口儿怎么样。

  Let’s see what the chef’s dishes taste like.

• 前请审阅之件，请早日掷还为荷。

  Please return at your earliest convenience the material submitted to you for approval.

• 请不要为这件不愉快的事记恨我。

  I hope you won’t hold this unpleasant matter against me.

• 服用期间请不要开车或操作机器。

  Do not drive or operate machinery while taking this drug as it may cause drowsiness.

• 有问题请正面提出来，别绕弯子。

  Stop beating about the bush and ask your question directly.