How to Say ‘Please wait’ in Traditional Chinese
請稍候
qǐng shāo hòu
[chǐng shǎo hòu]
💬 Usage Tip: 請 makes a request more polite, so you can swap in another action after it: 請等一下 or 請給我燕麥奶.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: You'll hear this from staff more than say it yourself, often meaning "just a moment" in a service setting. It's polite and standard, not stiff.
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[chǐng]
please
A polite way to make a request or give a command in Chinese.
請問您要什麼?
May I ask what you would like?
稍候
shāo hòu
[shǎo hòu]
wait a moment
Used to ask someone to wait for a short period of time.
請稍候片刻，我馬上來。
Please wait a moment, I'll be right back.
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