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How to Say ‘Please fasten your seatbelt.’ in Simplified Chinese

请系好安全带。

qǐng jì hǎo ān quán dài

[qǐng jì hǎo ānquándài]

💬 Usage Tip: 系 here is read (jì), not (xì). 好 after a verb means the action is done properly: 坐好 "sit properly", 准备好 "get ready".

Phrase Breakdown

请系好

qǐng jì hǎo

please fasten

请 (qǐng) means 'please'. 系 is read jì here, meaning 'tie' or 'fasten'. 好 (hǎo) means the action is done properly.

Example

请系好鞋带。

Please tie your shoelaces.

Words in this phrase

请

qǐng

[qǐng]

please

Used as a polite addition to requests or commands.

Example

请你先坐下休息。

Please sit down and rest first.

系好

jì hǎo

[jì hǎo]

to fasten properly

To tie or buckle something securely; 好 shows the action is completed well.

Example

孩子,系好鞋带。

Kid, tie your shoelaces properly.

安全带。

ān quán dài

seat belt.

安全 (ānquán) means 'safety'. 带 (dài) means 'belt' or 'strap'.

Example

我的安全带坏了。

My seat belt is broken.

Words in this phrase

安全带

ān quán dài

[ānquándài]

seat belt

The safety strap in a car or plane.

Example

上车要系安全带。

Fasten your seat belt when you get in the car.

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