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Making polite requests with 请 (qǐng) as an interjection
HSK 2Manner & Method
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Structure
请 + Verb
Explanation
The interjection 请 (qǐng) is placed at the beginning of a sentence to politely invite someone to do something, equivalent to "please" in English. It softens commands and makes them into courteous requests. For example, 请坐 means "please sit down."
Examples
请进，不用脱鞋。
qǐng jìn, búyòng tuō xié.
Please come in — no need to take off your shoes.
请等一下，我马上就来。
qǐng děng yíxià, wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.
Please wait a moment — I'll be right there.
请把门关上。
qǐng bǎ mén guān shàng.
Please close the door.