a polite expression asking for advice or instruction
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(polite) to give me advice; to enlighten me; to instruct me
literaryA very formal and polite expression used to humbly ask for someone's guidance, opinion, or criticism. Often found in written Chinese or formal speech. The subject is usually implied to be the speaker ('me').
Zài在
xià下
cái才
shū疏
xué学
qiǎn浅
，
hái还
qǐng请
xiān先
sheng生
bù不
lìn吝
jiàn见
jiào教
。
I am lacking in talent and learning; I humbly ask you, sir, to be so kind as to instruct me.
Nín您
duì对
zhè这
fèn份
fāng方
àn案
yǒu有
hé何
jiàn见
jiào教
？
What advice might you have regarding this proposal?
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Chū初
cì次
zhí执
bǐ笔
，
wén文
zhāng章
cū粗
lòu陋
，
wàng望
gè各
wèi位
fāng方
jiā家
jiàn见
jiào教
。
This is my first time writing; the article is crude and imperfect, and I hope all the experts here will enlighten me.