请 (qǐng): please, to invite
请 (qǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “please, to invite.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 青 (phonetic). It ranks #421 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 请 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- please, to invite
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 请
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 邀请verb | yāo qǐng | to invite | 4 |
| 申请verb | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth | 4 |
| 请求verb/noun | qǐng qiú | to request | 5 |
| 请问verb | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? | 1 |
| 请客verb | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party | 3 |
| 请假verb | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence | 3 |
| 聘请verb | pìn qǐng | to engage | 5 |
| 请教verb | qǐng jiào | to ask for guidance | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请便 | qǐng biàn | Please do as you wish! |
| 有请 | yǒu qǐng | to request the pleasure of seeing sb |
| 请勿 | qǐng wù | please don't |
| 邀请函 | yāo qǐng hán | invitation letter |
| 申请表 | shēn qǐng biǎo | application form |
| 请柬 | qǐng jiǎn | invitation card |
| 敬请 | jìng qǐng | please (do sth) (deferential form) |
| 请愿书 | qǐng yuàn shū | petition |
| 请帖 | qǐng tiě | invitation card |
| 申请书 | shēn qǐng shū | application |
| 恳请 | kěn qǐng | to request earnestly |
| 提请 | tí qǐng | to propose |
| 请示 | qǐng shì | to ask for instructions |
| 申请人 | shēn qǐng rén | applicant |
| 请愿 | qǐng yuàn | petition (for action to be taken) |
请 appears in 67 compound words: 51 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 请 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to offer someone a humble apology, requesting punishment and forgiveness
Showing 7 of 8 idioms containing 请.
Example Sentences
请大家在会议开始前把手机调成静音模式。
Qǐng dàjiā zài huìyì kāishǐ qián bǎ shǒujī tiáo chéng jìngyīn móshì.
Please turn your phones to silent mode before the meeting starts.
日本m码欧洲m码怎么选合适?这份选码攻略请收好
rì běn m mǎ ōu zhōu m mǎ zěn má xuǎn gě shì ? zhè fèn xuǎn mǎ gōng lüè qǐng shōu hǎo
How to choose the right Japanese M size and European M size? Please keep this code selection guide
乌俄战争4周年前夕 泽伦斯基喊话川普:请站我们这一边
wū é zhàn zhēng 4 zhōu nián qián xī zé lún sī jī hǎn huà chuān pǔ : qǐng zhàn wǒ men zhè yī biān
On the eve of the 4th anniversary of the Ukrainian-Russian War, Zelensky shouted to Trump: Please stand on our side
社安金多拿了怎么办?有机会申请保留
shè ān jīn duō ná le zěn má bàn ? yǒu jī huì shēn qǐng bǎo liú
What should I do if I get more social security funds? There is an opportunity to apply for reservation
涉行贿800万换取贷款申请 反贪会捕前电讯公司董事
shè háng huì 8 0 0 wàn huàn qǔ dài kuǎn shēn qǐng fǎn tān huì bǔ qián diàn xùn gōng sī dǒng shì
Involved in bribery of 8 million yuan in exchange for loan applications The Anti-Corruption Commission arrested former telecommunications company directors
请停留3秒 为这5位空军勇士献花!今天是万...
qǐng tíng liú miǎo wéi zhè wèi kōng jūn yǒng shì xiàn huā ! jīn tiān shì mò . . .
Please stay for 3 seconds to lay flowers for these 5 Air Force warriors! Today is the day when Wan...
能不能请你把盐递给我？
Néng bù néng qǐng nǐ bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ?
Could you pass me the salt, please?
请你给我看一下这条裙子好吗？
Qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ kàn yīxià zhè tiáo qúnzi hǎo ma?
Can you show me this skirt please?
请问你在哪里工作？
Qǐngwèn nǐ zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?
Where do you work?
不好意思，我想请问去车站怎么走？
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ xiǎng qǐngwèn qù chēzhàn zěnme zǒu?
I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me the way to the station?
Character Family
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