How to Say ‘Please draw a heart.’ in Simplified Chinese
请画一个心形。
qǐng huà yī gè xīn xíng
[qǐng huà ee guh xīnxíng]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 请 (qǐng) in front of any action to turn it into a polite request: 请坐 "please sit".
Phrase Breakdown
请画
qǐng huà
please draw
qǐng huà: 请 (qǐng, tone 3) makes a polite request, and 画 (huà, tone 4) means 'draw'.
请画一只猫。
Please draw a cat.
Words in this phrase
请
qǐng
[qǐng]
please
Used to make a request or solicit attention politely.
请坐。
Please sit down.
画
huà
[huà]
to draw
To make a picture or shape with a pen or pencil.
他在画圆形。
He is drawing a circle.
一个心形。
yī gè xīn xíng
a heart shape
yí gè xīn xíng: 'one' + measure word 个 + 'heart shape'. Remember that 一 is pronounced yí here.
卡片上有一个心形。
There is a heart shape on the card.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
The number one; in phrases it can help indicate a quick or brief action.
我看了一眼计价器。
I glanced at the meter.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common classifier used with many nouns, as in 'this one' or 'this goal.'
这个办法可以帮助控糖。
This method can help control blood sugar.
心形
xīn xíng
[xīnxíng]
heart shape
A shape like a heart symbol.
这个气球是心形的。
This balloon is heart-shaped.
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