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How to Say ‘Please sit down.’ in Simplified Chinese

请你先坐下

qǐng nǐ xiān zuò xià

[qǐng nǐ xiān zuò xià]

💬 Usage Tip: With 请你, 请 makes the request polite, and 先 adds "first" or "for now": 请你先坐下 = "please sit down first." You'll hear the same pattern in 请你先等一下.

Phrase Breakdown

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.

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person you are speaking to.

Example

请你先坐下来。

Please you sit down first.

先

xiān

[xiān]

first

Before doing anything else.

Example

请你先准备。

Please prepare first.

坐下

zuò xià

[zuò xià]

sit down

To take a seat.

Example

请你先坐下，等一下。

Please sit down and wait a moment.

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