请
qǐng
please; to invite
Type: VerbsHSK 1
Radical 讠 (speech) + 青 (green, phonetic). A polite word for 'to invite' or 'please'.
An essential courtesy word: '请进' (please come in), '请坐' (please sit), '请吃饭' (to invite to a meal). In restaurants the waiter will say '请点菜' (please order).
讠yánspeech
青qīngblue-green
请进。
Qǐng jìn.
Come in, please.
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