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How to Say ‘Please/invite’ in Traditional Chinese

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

💬 Usage Tip: [請] can mean both "please" and "to treat someone to something," depending on what comes after it. In [請你喝一杯], it means offering to buy a drink; compare [請坐] "please sit down."

Phrase Breakdown

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

please; to invite

Used to make a polite request or invitation.

Example

請給我一杯水。

Please give me a glass of water.

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