How to Say ‘Please sit.’ in Simplified Chinese
请坐。
qǐng zuò
[ching dzwo]
🇨🇳 In China: [请坐。] is a very normal polite line from clinic staff or a doctor once you enter the room. In China, people often wait to be invited to sit in a more formal medical setting.
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[ching]
please
Used politely to invite someone to do something.
请喝茶。
Please drink some tea.
坐
zuò
[dzwo]
sit
Means to sit down or take a seat, often after 请.
你坐吧。
Please sit.
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