qǐng dài yuánjiàn, fùyìnjiàn hé zhèngjiànzhào.

Please bring the original document, the photocopy, and the ID photo.

Breakdown of qǐng dài yuánjiàn, fùyìnjiàn hé zhèngjiànzhào.

• 和hé: and
• 请qǐng: to ask (politely)
• 带dài: to bring
• 证件照zhèngjiànzhào: ID photo

Questions & Answers about qǐng dài yuánjiàn, fùyìnjiàn hé zhèngjiànzhào.

Why does the sentence start with 请?

请 makes the sentence polite. In this kind of notice or instruction, 请 + verb is a very common pattern, similar to saying please + verb in English. It softens the command, so 请带... sounds like a polite instruction rather than a blunt order.

Why is there no subject, like 你?

Chinese often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context. In a sign, form, or office instruction, the understood subject is usually you. So even without 你, the sentence still naturally means that the reader should bring these items.

What does 带 mean here?

Here, 带 means to bring along / to take with you. It suggests carrying something with you to a place. That is why it fits well in an instruction like this.

A useful comparison:

• 带 = bring along, have with you
• 拿 = take, hold, pick up

In this sentence, 带 is more natural because the idea is that you should arrive with these materials.

What exactly does 原件 mean?