How to Say ‘Please’ in Traditional Chinese
請你
qǐng nǐ
[qǐng nǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: 請 before a pronoun plus verb is a polite request pattern: 請你... "please ..." You can swap in other actions, like 請你等一下 or 請你幫我.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 請你 can sound firm as well as polite, depending on tone. In a tense situation it often feels like controlled, serious politeness rather than soft friendliness.
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[qǐng]
please
A polite request or asking for permission
請你幫忙我。
Please help me.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Second person singular pronoun
我可以請你嗎？
Can I ask you?
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