MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   please (do sth)

   中礼貌地要求别人做某事lǐmào de yāoqiú biérén zuò mǒushì

   • Qǐngzuò,wǒmǎshàngjiùlái.

     请坐，我马上就来。🔊

     Please have a seat, I'll be right with you.

   ▾+ 2 more examples for this meaning

   • qǐngnǐgěiwǒyìbēishuǐ。

     请你给我一杯水。🔊

     Please give me a glass of water.

   • wǒhěnbàoqiànyòngzhèzhǒngfāngshìbǎnǐqǐnglái。

     我很抱歉用这种方式把你请来。🔊

     I'm sorry for bringing you here in this way.

2. 貳动verb

   to treat (to a meal etc)

   中邀请某人一起吃饭或参加活动yāoqǐng mǒurén yìqǐ chīfàn huò cānjiā huódòng

   • wǒqǐngnǐchīfàn.

     我请你吃饭。🔊

     I'm inviting you to have a meal.

   • Jīntiānwǒqǐngdàjiāhēkāfēi。

     今天我请大家喝咖啡。🔊

     Today I'm treating everyone to coffee.

3. 參动verb

   to invite

   中邀请；叫某人来yāoqǐng；jiào mǒurén lái

   • Wǒxiǎngqǐngjǐwèipéngyǒuláijiālǐjùcān.

     我想请几位朋友来家里聚餐。🔊

     I'd like to invite a few friends over to my place for dinner.

4. 肆动verb

   to ask

   中向别人要求或希望对方做某事xiàng biérén yāoqiú huò xīwàng duìfāng zuò mǒu shì

   • qǐngwèn,zhèshìshénme?

     请问，这是什么？🔊

     Excuse me, what is this?

   • Wǒqǐngtājiěshìyīxiàzhègewèntí.

     我请他解释一下这个问题。🔊

     I asked him to explain this issue.

5. 伍动verb

   to request

   中要求别人做某事；开口向人借或要yāoqiú biérén zuò mǒushì；kāikǒu xiàng rén jiè huò yào

   • qǐngwèn,xiànzàijǐdiǎn?

     请问，现在几点？🔊

     What time is it now?

   • Wǒqǐngqiúdàjiāzhīchízhègejìhuà。

     我请求大家支持这个计划。🔊

     I ask everyone to support this plan.