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HSK 1 word · verb

qǐng

please; to invite

Traditional:

Stroke order

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10 strokes

Example sentence

请坐。

Qǐng zuò.

Please sit down.

More sentences with

请等一下。

Qǐng děng yí xià.

Please wait a moment.

请再说一次。

Qǐng zài shuō yí cì.

Please say it one more time.

请把衣服放进行李箱。

Qǐng bǎ yīfu fàng jìn xínglǐxiāng.

Please put the clothes into the suitcase.

离开办公室以前,请把灯关了。

Líkāi bàngōngshì yǐqián, qǐng bǎ dēng guān le.

Before leaving the office, please turn off the light.

如果方便,请今天回答我的邮件。

Rúguǒ fāngbiàn, qǐng jīntiān huídá wǒ de yóujiàn.

If it is convenient, please reply to my email today.

凡是符合条件的学生都可以申请奖学金。

Fánshì fúhé tiáojiàn de xuésheng dōu kěyǐ shēnqǐng jiǎngxuéjīn.

Any student who meets the conditions can apply for a scholarship.

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Frequently asked questions about

What does 请 mean?
请 (qǐng) means "please; to invite" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
What is the traditional form of 请?
The traditional Chinese form of 请 is 請.
How many strokes does 请 have?
请 has 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 请 in?
请 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.