qǐng

to ask (politely)

FromLesson 5inHardcore Chinese

Usages of qǐng

请qǐng　你nǐ　告诉gàosu　我wǒ，　她tā　在zài　哪儿nǎr。qǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ, tā zài nǎr.

Please tell me where she is.

请qǐng　你nǐ　带dài　我wǒ　去qù　超市chāoshì，　然后ránhòu　我wǒ　请qǐng　你nǐ　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。qǐng nǐ dài wǒ qù chāoshì, ránhòu wǒ qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.

Please take me to the supermarket, then I’ll treat you to dinner.

请qǐng　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　懂dǒng。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.

Please speak slowly; I want to understand.

请qǐng　你nǐ　认真rènzhēn　地de　看kàn，　然后ránhòu　告诉gàosu　我wǒ　你nǐ　懂dǒng　不bù　懂dǒng。qǐng nǐ rènzhēn de kàn, ránhòu gàosu wǒ nǐ dǒng bù dǒng.

Please look carefully, then tell me whether you understand.

请qǐng　你nǐ　进来jìnlái　吧ba。qǐng nǐ jìnlái ba.

Please come in.

请qǐng　你nǐ　认真rènzhēn　听tīng。qǐng nǐ rènzhēn tīng.

Please listen carefully.

请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。qǐng nǐ bǎ mén guānshàng ba.

Please close the door.

请qǐng　你nǐ　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng，　拿ná　一点儿yìdiǎnr　饮料yǐnliào　来lái。qǐng nǐ dǎkāi bīngxiāng, ná yìdiǎnr yǐnliào lái.

Please open the fridge and bring some drinks.

请qǐng　记住jìzhù　我wǒ　的de　手机号shǒujīhào。qǐng jìzhù wǒ de shǒujīhào.

Please remember my phone number.

请qǐng　你nǐ　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　走zǒu　的de　时候shíhou　注意zhùyì　安全ānquán。qǐng nǐ zài mǎlù shàng zǒu de shíhou zhùyì ānquán.

Please pay attention to safety when walking on the road.

请qǐng　你nǐ　坐下zuòxià　吧ba。qǐng nǐ zuòxià ba.

Please sit down.

请qǐng　你nǐ　慢慢mànmàn　地de　填tián　这zhè　个gè　表格biǎogé。qǐng nǐ mànmàn de tián zhè gè biǎogé.

Please fill in this form slowly.

下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　请qǐng　把bǎ　电脑diànnǎo　关掉guāndiào。xiàbān yǐhòu qǐng bǎ diànnǎo guāndiào.

After work, please turn off the computer.

她tā　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　药yào　带dài　到dào　公司gōngsī，　只好zhǐhǎo　请qǐng　同事tóngshì　把bǎ　药yào　从cóng　宿舍sùshè　拿ná　来lái。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.

She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.

今天jīntiān　上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou，　请qǐng　把bǎ　课本kèběn　放fàng　在zài　桌子zhuōzi　上shàng，　先xiān　看kàn　黑板hēibǎn，　再zài　做zuò　笔记bǐjì。jīntiān shàngkè de shíhou, qǐng bǎ kèběn fàng zài zhuōzi shàng, xiān kàn hēibǎn, zài zuò bǐjì.

During class today, please put the textbook on the desk, look at the blackboard first, and then take notes.

请qǐng　给gěi　我wǒ　一yì　支zhī　铅笔qiānbǐ，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　做zuò　笔记bǐjì。qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhī qiānbǐ, wǒ xiǎng zuò bǐjì.

Please give me a pencil; I want to take notes.

请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　这zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　打印出来dǎyìnchūlái，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　认真rènzhēn　看kàn　一yí　下xià。qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè piān wénzhāng dǎyìnchūlái, wǒ xiǎng rènzhēn kàn yí xià.

Please print out this article; I want to read it carefully for a moment.

请qǐng　你nǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　复印fùyìn　一yí　份fèn　报告bàogào。qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ fùyìn yí fèn bàogào.

Please make me a copy of the report.

请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　这些zhèxiē　资料zīliào　打印出来dǎyìnchūlái，　下午xiàwǔ　上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou　要yào　用yòng。qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèxiē zīliào dǎyìnchūlái, xiàwǔ shàngkè de shíhou yào yòng.

Please print out these materials; we’ll need them in class this afternoon.

吃饭chīfàn　前qián　请qǐng　先xiān　洗手xǐshǒu。chīfàn qián qǐng xiān xǐshǒu.

Please wash your hands before eating.

请qǐng　你nǐ　用yòng　毛巾máojīn　擦cā　一yí　下xià　手shǒu。qǐng nǐ yòng máojīn cā yí xià shǒu.

Please wipe your hands with a towel.

请qǐng　你nǐ　进门jìnmén　以后yǐhòu　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。qǐng nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu bǎ mén guānshàng ba.

Please close the door after you come in.

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