qǐng kàn zhànghùyú'é.

to ask (politely)

Breakdown of qǐng kàn zhànghùyú'é.

• 看kàn: to check
• 账户余额zhànghùyú’é: account balance

Questions & Answers about qǐng kàn zhànghùyú'é.

What does 请 mean here?

请 means please here. It makes the sentence polite.

In this sentence, the pattern is:

请 + verb + object

So:

• 请看 = please look at / please check
• 请看账户余额 = please look at the account balance

Note that 请 can also mean to invite in other contexts, but not here.

Is 请看 a common way to say please look?

Yes, 请看 is correct and common, especially in:

• instructions
• formal notices
• presentations
• written prompts
• customer service or banking screens

It can sound a little formal or written. In everyday spoken Mandarin, people might also say:

• 你看一下。 = take a look
• 请看一下。 = please take a quick look
• 请查看。 = please check/view

So 请看账户余额 is natural, especially in a banking or app-style context.

What does 看 mean here? Is it really just look?