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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'.

Example

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.

Example

请坐。

Please sit down.

画

huà

[huà]

to draw

To make a picture or shape with a pen or pencil.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

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.'

Example

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.

Example

这个气球是心形的。

This balloon is heart-shaped.

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