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请 带 身份证 和 有效证件 到 银行网点。qǐng dài shēnfènzhèng hé yǒuxiàozhèngjiàn dào yínhángwǎngdiǎn.
Meaning
Please bring your identity card and valid identification to the bank branch.
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Breakdown of qǐng dài shēnfènzhèng hé yǒuxiàozhèngjiàn dào yínhángwǎngdiǎn.
和hé
and
请qǐng
to ask (politely)
带dài
to bring
到dào
to
Questions & Answers about qǐng dài shēnfènzhèng hé yǒuxiàozhèngjiàn dào yínhángwǎngdiǎn.
Why is there no subject in this sentence? Who is supposed to do the action?
In Mandarin, the subject is often omitted when it is obvious from context.
Here, the sentence is an instruction, so the implied subject is something like you or you (polite). A fuller version could be:
请您带身份证和有效证件到银行网点。
The 您 is often left out because it is understood.
What does 请 mean here?
Here, 请 means please and makes the sentence polite.
So 请带... means please bring...
In other contexts, 请 can also mean:
- to invite
- to request
- to treat someone to something
But in this sentence, it is simply a polite instruction marker.
Why is 带 used here? Does it mean bring or take?