How to Say ‘Please; to invite’ in Traditional Chinese
請
qǐng
[ching]
💬 Usage Tip: [請] can mean "please," but before a person plus action it can mean treating someone to something: [請你喝咖啡], [請你吃飯]. So here it's not a request word — it's "treat/invite."
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[ching]
to invite; to ask; please
A versatile polite word used for asking, inviting, or saying please.
我想請你給我一些建議。
I’d like to ask you to give me some advice.
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