Breakdown of qǐng bǎocún jiāoyìpíngzhèng.
请qǐng
to ask (politely)
保存bǎocún
to save
交易凭证jiāoyìpíngzhèng
transaction receipt
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Questions & Answers about qǐng bǎocún jiāoyìpíngzhèng.
What does 请 mean here?
请 means please in this sentence.
It is used to make the instruction more polite:
- 请保存交易凭证。 = Please keep/save the transaction receipt/proof.
In Mandarin, 请 + verb is a very common way to make a polite request or instruction.
On signs, receipts, apps, and official notices, 请 often sounds polite but still fairly formal.
Is this sentence a command or a request?
It is basically a polite command/instruction.
Even though 请 can sound like a request, in contexts like:
- bank machines
- payment screens
- receipts
- customer notices
it usually means Please do this rather than a personal favor-request.
So 请保存交易凭证。 is best understood as:
- Please keep the transaction record.
- Please retain your transaction receipt/proof.
Why is there no subject in the sentence?