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Meaning of 请

Pinyin qǐng

Radical

讠

Strokes

Definition

to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal, etc) / to request

Usage

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请請 qǐng 【名】通“情”。情况，实情 (English: the state of affairs; circumstance) 1. 求 (English: request) 2. 敬辞，用于希望对方做某事 (English: polite term used to express the hope that the other party does something) 3. 延聘、邀、约人来 (English: engage; invite someone) 4. 谒见、会见 (English: have an audience with) 【引】 1. 《墨子·尚同中》：上下请通。 2. 《管子·白心》：四璧而知请。请請 qǐng 【动】【本义】: 拜访 (English: visit) 【造字法】: 形声。从言，青声。 1. 同本义 (English: have an audience with) 【引】 1. 《说文》：请，谒也。 2. 《史记·吴王濞传》：使人为秋请。集解引律云：“秋曰请。” 3. 《史记·魏其武安侯传》：不得入朝请。汉律盖改周礼之觐为请也。 4. 《史记·魏公子列传》：公子往，数请之，朱亥故不复谢。 5. 《史记·酷吏列传》：公卿相造请禹。【例】又如: 请谒 (拜见) 2. 请求;要求 (English: request; entreat) 【引】 1. 《广雅·释诂三》：请，求也。 2. 《礼记·王制》：墓地不请。 3. 《谷梁传·定公元年》：夫请者，非可诒托而往也，必亲之者也。 4. 《韩非子·喻老》：臣是以无请也。 5. 《韩非子·内诸说上》：请为王吹竽。 6. 《左传·庄公十年》：曹刿请见。 7. 清·魏禧《大铁椎传》：力请客。【例】又如:请命乞身 (请求离职退休); 请一个示 (请求指示); 请了训 (请求训示); 请蠲 (请求免除田赋); 请期 (婚礼之一，在行聘之后，请求女家同意婚期); 请咨 (请求给予咨文); 请和 (求和); 请托 (走后门;拉关系) 3. 询问 (English: inquire) 【引】 1. 《仪礼·士昏礼》：摈者去请事。注:“犹问也。” 【例】又如: 请仙 (扶乩求仙，以卜休咎); 请日 (卜问吉日); 请故 (诘问其事故); 请罪 (责问对方己有何罪) 4. 召;邀请 (English: invite; engage) 【引】 1. 《左传·庄公十年》：战则请从。【例】又如: 请唤 (请召呼唤); 请会 (一种邀请他人参加的小型贷款形式); 请召 (招请); 请逆 (请人往迎); 请卖爵子 (即请爵卖子); 请香头 (请巫婆下神); 请不将 (请不了;不能请) 5. 宴请 (English: entertain; invite to dinner) 【例】如: 请你们来吃晚饭; 宴请 (设宴招待); 请状 (请帖。邀请客人的通知); 请客 6. 问候 (English: extend greetings to) 【例】如: 请病 (看望、问候病人) 7. 告诉 (English: tell) 【引】 1. 《仪礼》：主人答，再拜，乃请。郑玄注:“请，告也，告宾以射事。” 8. 愿意 (English: be willing to) 【例】如: 请顺 (愿意归顺); 请服 (愿意顺服) 9. 在请求时用作表示礼貌 (English: please) 【引】 1. 《墨子·公输》：请说之。 2. 唐·杜甫《石壕吏》：请从吏夜归。 3. 清·梁启超《饮冰室合集·文集》：请先言人之老少。【例】又如: 请进来; 请喝茶吧 10. 请教，请示 (English: learn from; ask for instructions) 【引】 1. 《资治通鉴·唐纪》：请所之。

呈请 chéng qǐng

to submit (to superiors)

吁请 yù qǐng

to implore / to entreat

另请高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng

please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)

请勿 qǐng wù

please don't

请客 qǐng kè

to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner

宴请 yàn qǐng

to entertain (for dinner) / to invite to dinner

请帖 qǐng tiě

invitation card / written invitation

邀请函 yāo qǐng hán

invitation letter / CL:封[feng1]

恭请 gōng qǐng

respectfully invite

恳请 kěn qǐng

to request earnestly

请愿 qǐng yuàn

petition (for action to be taken)

提请 tí qǐng

to propose

请教 qǐng jiào

to ask for guidance / to consult

敦请 dūn qǐng

earnestly invite / earnestly request

敬请 jìng qǐng

please (do sth) (deferential form)

请柬 qǐng jiǎn

invitation card / written invitation

请假 qǐng jià

to request leave of absence

请求 qǐng qiú

to request / to ask / request / CL:個|个[ge4]

申请 shēn qǐng

to apply for sth / application (form etc) / CL:份[fen4]

请君入瓮 qǐng jūn rù wèng

lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) / fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

申请表 shēn qǐng biǎo

application form

申请者 shēn qǐng zhě

applicant / claimer

申请单 shēn qǐng dān

request note / an application form

被申请人 bèi shēn qǐng rén

respondent / defending party to the application

请示 qǐng shì

to ask for instructions

祈请 qí qǐng

Pray

请缨 qǐng yīng

to volunteer for military service / to offer oneself for an assignment

聘请 pìn qǐng

to engage / to hire (a lawyer etc)

负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì

lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology

邀请 yāo qǐng

to invite / invitation / CL:個|个[ge4]

请安 qǐng ān

to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])

请问 qǐng wèn

Excuse me, may I ask...?

请罪 qǐng zuì

to apologize humbly / to beg forgiveness

邀请赛 yāo qǐng sài

invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)

请来 qǐng lái

send for

邀功请赏 yāo gōng qǐng shǎng

take credit and seek rewards for someone else's achievements / seek credit for someone else's accomplishment

邀请信 yāo qǐng xìn

invitation / letter of invitation

雇请 gù qǐng

hire