How to Say ‘Please’ in Traditional Chinese
請
qǐng
[qǐng]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 請 (qǐng) at the very front of a request to make it polite: 請給我水 "please give me water", 請等一下 "please wait a moment".
Phrase Breakdown
請
qǐng
[qǐng]
please
Used to make polite requests.
請問你要喝什麼？
May I ask what you would like to drink?
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