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qǐngjià

请假qǐngjiàqǐngjià
to ask for leave
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Usages of qǐngjià

因为yīnwèi　一直yìzhí　咳嗽késou，　她tā　下午xiàwǔ　只好zhǐhǎo　请假qǐngjià　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。yīnwèi yìzhí késou, tā xiàwǔ zhǐhǎo qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi.
Because she kept coughing, she had no choice but to ask for leave and go home to rest in the afternoon.
她tā　戴着dàizhe　口罩kǒuzhào　去qù　公司gōngsī，　跟gēn　经理jīnglǐ　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　请假qǐngjià　两liǎng　天tiān。tā dàizhe kǒuzhào qù gōngsī, gēn jīnglǐ shuō zìjǐ xiǎng qǐngjià liǎng tiān.
She went to the company wearing a mask and told the manager that she wanted to take two days off.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　身体shēntǐ　不舒服bùshūfu，　所以suǒyǐ　想xiǎng　请假qǐngjià　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǒ shēntǐ bùshūfu, suǒyǐ xiǎng qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi.
I’m not feeling well today, so I want to take leave and go home to rest.
她tā　先xiān　预约yùyuē　了le　医生yīshēng，　然后ránhòu　请假qǐngjià　去qù　医院yīyuàn。tā xiān yùyuē le yīshēng, ránhòu qǐngjià qù yīyuàn.
She first made an appointment with the doctor, then took leave and went to the hospital.
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