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The Chinese word qing - 请 - qǐng
(to request in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

qǐng

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English translations

to request, to invite, please,
Will you please?, to ask for

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Chinese characters  ( qing / qǐng ) with pronunciation (English translation: to request )
请 ( qing / qǐng ) in traditional characters
請
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 请 ( qing / qǐng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Qing ba ni de shou gei wo.
Qǐng bǎ nǐ de shǒu gěi wǒ.
 – English translation: Please give me your hand.

Character complexity
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请 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to apply  |  to ask for advice
请 ( qing / qǐng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 297)
Chinese example words containing the character 请 ( qing / qǐng )
请算账吧 ( qǐng suànzhàng ba = check, please! ), 请假 ( qǐngjià = to ask for leave ), 请客 ( qǐngkè = to stand treat ), 请问 ( qǐngwèn = may I ask ), 申请 ( shēnqǐng = to apply ), 邀请 ( yāoqǐng = to invite )
More words that mean to request in Chinese
gào ( 告 ), yāoqiú ( 要求 )
More words that mean to invite in Chinese
yāo ( 邀 ), yāoqǐng ( 邀请 )

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