请
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qǐng · to ask, to request

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HSK 2.0 · Level 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #216
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 请

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qǐngWords pronounced qǐng
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Example sentences

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Qǐng wèn nǐ néng gěi wǒ diǎn shì zuò ma?请问你能给我点事做吗?

Can you please give me something to do?

Source: Tatoeba #5965719 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì jiē shòu tā de qǐng qiú.我会接受他的请求。

I will accept his request.

Source: Tatoeba #3078823 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng wèn nǐ de míng zì shì?请问你的名字是?

May I have your name, please?

Source: Tatoeba #12569616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú shì yāoqiú nǐ, wǒ shì kěn qǐng nǐ.我不是要求你,我是恳请你。

I'm not asking you. I'm begging you.

Source: Tatoeba #5684102 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng nǐ bú yào shuō zhège.请你不要说这个。

Please don't say that.

Source: Tatoeba #7771878 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng nǐ ràng wǒ yí xià hǎo ma?请你让我一下好吗?

Will you let me have a go?

Source: Tatoeba #374831 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 请 in context

  1. Say qǐng, then recall the core meaning: to ask, to request.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 请问 (qǐng wèn), meaning “Excuse me, may I ask...?”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 请 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.